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Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is one of the two sub-prefectures of French Guiana and the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. It is the second most populous city of French Guiana, with 40,462 inhabitants at the Jan. 2011 census.
Geography
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is a border town in north-west French Guiana. It is located on the Maroni River (in Dutch: Marowijne), opposite the town of Albina in Suriname which can be reached by ferry or pirogue. It does not, therefore, have an Atlantic coast; this may have affected the choice of the town's location, which can be explained by the desire of the penal authorities to avoid prisoners escaping by a sea route.
The ethnic composition of the town is, as everywhere in French Guiana, diverse: Taki-Taki-speaking Maroons are today the largest ethnic group, followed by Creoles, Amerindians, Haitians, métropolitains and Brazilians.
Saint Lawrence (disambiguation)
Saint Lawrence or Saint Laurence (also St. Lawrence, St Laurence) is a title applied to many things named after Saint Lawrence, the 3rd century Christian martyr. Its French equivalent is Saint Laurent (and typically hyphenated when used for place names).
Saints
People with the surname
- Jeanne St. Laurent, wife of the above
Saint-Laurent (electoral district)
Saint-Laurent (formerly Saint-Laurent—Cartierville) is a federal electoral district in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988.
Geography
The district corresponds exactly to the borough of Saint-Laurent in the city of Montreal.
The neighbouring ridings are Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Mount Royal, Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle, Pierrefonds—Dollard, Laval—Les Îles and Vimy.
History
The electoral district of Saint-Laurent was created in 1987 from Dollard, Laval-des-Rapides and Saint-Denis. The name was changed to Saint-Laurent—Cartierville in 1989.
This riding lost territory to Ahuntsic-Cartierville during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
It has been represented since a by-election in 1996 by Stéphane Dion, former leader of the Liberal Party and present Foreign Minister of Canada. It has long been regarded as one of the safest Liberal ridings in the nation.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Saint-Laurent (provincial electoral district)
Saint-Laurent is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It comprises part of the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough and part of the Saint-Laurent borough of Montreal.
It was created for the 1966 election from parts of Jacques-Cartier and Laval electoral districts.
In the change from the 2001 to the 2011 electoral map, its territory was unchanged.
Members of the Legislative Assembly / National Assembly
Election results
* Result compared to Action démocratique
* Result compared to UFP
References
External links
- 2001–2011 changes (Flash)
- 1992–2001 changes (Flash)
Maroni
Maroni (Greek: Μαρώνι; Turkish: Maroni) is village located in the Larnaca District of Cyprus.
History
It has been a settlement since Middle Bronze Age.
Gallery
Maroni's church
Maroni's church
A hill in Maroni
A hill in Maroni
View of Maroni village
View of Maroni village
References
Maroni (river)
The Maroni or Marowijne (French: Maroni, Dutch: Marowijne, Sranan Tongo: Marwina-Liba) is a river in South America. It originates in the Tumuk Humak Mountains and forms the (disputed) border between French Guiana and Suriname. In its upper reaches, it is also known as the Lawa River, and close to its source it is known as the Marouini River.
There are two nature preserves located in the estuary region on the Surinamese side of the river, near the village of Galibi. They provide protection for the birds and the Leatherback Sea Turtles that hatch there.
Border problems
In 1860, the question was posed from the French side, which of the two tributary rivers was the headwater, and thus the border. A joint French-Dutch commission was appointed to review the issue. The Dutch side of the commission consisted of J.H. Baron van Heerdt tot Eversberg, J.F.A. Cateau van Rosevelt and August Kappler. Luits Vidal, Ronmy, Boudet and Dr. Rech composed the French side. In 1861 measurements were taken, which produced the following result: the Lawa had a flow rate of 35,960 m3/minute at a width of 436 m; the Tapanahony had a flow rate of 20,291 m3/minute at a width of 285 m. Thus, the Lawa River was the headwater of the Maroni River.
