Papaïchton

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Papaïchton (the official spelling is Papaichton, but the spelling with a trema is the most frequent) is a French commune in the overseas région and département of French Guiana. The village lies on the shores of the rver Maroni, which used to be the only way to access the village.

The village which is the seat of the commune was named Papaïchton-Pompidouville in honour of the president Pompidou.

Papaïchton is home to some of the Aluku people.

History

• 1895 : The village is said to have been founded by "granman Ochi".
• 1930 : Creation of the territory of Inini, administrative division including Papaïchton
• 1946 : Departmentalisation of French Guiana, and the territory of Inini becomes an arrondissement
• 1968 : Creation of a municipal circle in Grand-Santi-Papaïchton
• 1969 : Municipal circles transformed into communes
• 1976 : Separation of the communes of Apatou and Grand-Santi-Papaïchton
• 1993 : Separation of the communes of Grand-Santi and Papaïchton.

Incident at Loka

Loka is a hamlet in the commune of Papaïchton. In April 2006, 14 people of te same family, including 12 children, were found dead, beleieved to be caused by carbon monoxide poisoning.

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