Awala-Yalimapo 2490719 223524200 2008-07-04T13:07:23Z Ksnow 135639 {{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] {{FrenchGuiana-geo-stub}} {{Guyane communes}} [[Category:Communes of Guyane]] [[de:Awala-Yalimapo]] [[fr:Awala-Yalimapo]] [[it:Awala-Yalimapo]] [[li:Awala-Yalimapo]]