Awala-Yalimapo
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{{French commune|
nomcommune=Awala-Yalimapo<br>[[Image:Awala-Yalimapo.jpg|300px]]<br><small>The settlement of Yalimapo as seen from the beach of Plage des Hattes</small>|
map_size=220px|
adjustable_map =awala.PNG|
mapcaption=Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana|
région=[[French Guiana|Guyane]] |
département=[[French Guiana|Guyane]]|
arrondissement=Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni|
canton=|
insee=97361|
cp=97319|
maire= Jean-Paul Ferreira|
mandat= 2001-2008|
intercomm=Ouest Guyanais
|latitude=5.741111
|longitude=-53.927778
|alt moy=|
alt mini= |
alt maxi= |
km²= 187.4|
sans=1,198|
date-sans=2006|
dens=6.4|
date-dens=2006|}}
'''Awala-Yalimapo''' is a [[communes of France|commune]] on the north coast of [[French Guiana]], close to the border with [[Suriname]]. The seat of the commune is the settlement of Awala where the town hall is located. Other settlements in the commune are: Yalimapo, Ayawande, and Piliwa. All of them are Kali'na [[Amerindian]] villages.
==History==
The commune of Awala-Yalimapo was created on [[January 1]], [[1989]] by detaching its territory from the commune of [[Mana, French Guiana|Mana]].
==Geography==
Awala and Yalimapo are French Guiana's northern-most settlements, located just to the south of the ''[[regions of France|région]]'''s northern-most point, the beach of Plage des Hattes, the world’s largest [[leatherback turtle]] nesting site.
==Demographics==
The inhabitants of Awala-Yalimapo are in their majority Ameridians ([[Kaliña]]).
==External links==
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1496678.stm Article about turtle conservation in Plage des Hattes]
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