Acadiana
Acadiana is a region of Louisiana, in the south and south west of the state. It is sometimes called "Cajun Country", noted for its distinctive culture. This is the birthplace of Cajun cuisine, Cajun music, and Zydeco music.
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Coastal Acadiana
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Coastal Acadiana is the southeastern most area of the Acadiana region of Louisiana.
Acadiana
- Region with about 1,880,000 residents
- Description: French Louisiana region that is home to a large Francophone population
- Also known as“Acadiane”“Cajun Country”“L’Acadiane”“The Heart of Acadiana”
- Category: cultural region of the United States
- Location
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Latitude of center
30.126° or 30° 7′ 33″ north
Longitude of center
-92.0094° or 92° 0′ 34″ west
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Acadiana” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أكاديانا”
- Cajun French: “Acadiane”
- Cajun French: “L’Acadiane”
- Cajun French: “Pays Cadien”
- Chinese: “阿卡迪那”
- Dutch: “Acadiana”
- Finnish: “Acadiana”
- French: “Acadiana”
- French: “Acadiane (Louisiane)”
- French: “Acadiane”
- French: “Acadie du Sud”
- French: “Pays Cadien”
- German: “Acadiana”
- German: “Cajun-Land”
- Indonesian: “Acadiana”
- Irish: “Acadiana”
- Italian: “Acadiana”
- Japanese: “アケイディアナ”
- Jèrriais: “Acadiane”
- Kirghiz: “Акадиана”
- Latin: “Acadiana”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Acadiana”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Acadiana”
- Persian: “اکادیانا”
- Polish: “Akadiana”
- Portuguese: “Acadiana”
- Russian: “Акадиана”
- Spanish: “Acadiana”
- Spanish: “Acadiane”
- Spanish: “País de los Cajunes”
- Swedish: “Acadiana”
- Turkish: “Acadiana”
- Turkish: “Akadyana’nın Kalbi”
- Turkish: “Akadyana”
- Turkish: “L’Acadiane”
- Ukrainian: “Акадіана”
- Urdu: “اکیڈیانا”
- Venetian: “Acadiana”
- Welsh: “Acadiana”
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