Saint-Jean-du-Maroni
Saint-Jean-du-Maroni is a village in French Guiana, in the commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni on the river Maroni. The village is mainly inhabited by Ndyuka Maroons.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Espérance and Bigiston.
Espérance
Village
Espérance is a village of Kalina Amerindians in the commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. The village is located about 12 kilometres south of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni on the road to Saint-Jean-du-Maroni. Espérance is situated 4½ km northeast of Saint-Jean-du-Maroni.
Bigiston
Village
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Bigiston, also Bigi Ston, is a group of settlements of Ndyuka Maroons and indigenous Kalina in the Albina resort of the Marowijne District of Suriname. Bigiston is situated 5 km west of Saint-Jean-du-Maroni.
Balaté
Neighborhood
Balaté is a village of Lokono Amerindians in the commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni at the confluence of the Maroni River and the Balaté River in French Guiana. Balaté is situated 10 km northeast of Saint-Jean-du-Maroni.
Saint-Jean-du-Maroni
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in France
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyane, French Guiana, South America
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Latitude
5.40657° or 5° 24′ 24″ northLongitude
-54.0822° or 54° 4′ 56″ westElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
68Q7CW49+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 282977850OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Saint-Jean-du-Maroni” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Saint-Jean-du-Maroni”
- French: “Saint-jean-du-maroni (lieu-dit)”
- French: “Saint-Jean-du-Maroni (lieu-dit)”
- French: “Saint-Jean-du-Maroni”
- French: “Saint-Jean”
- Hebrew: “סן-ג’אן-די-מרוני”
- Irish: “Saint-Jean-du-Maroni”
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