Pointe-à-Pitre is the second most populous commune of Guadeloupe (after Les Abymes). Guadeloupe is an overseas region and department of France located in the Lesser Antilles, of which it is a sous-préfecture, being the seat of the arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre.
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Although Pointe-à-Pitre is not Guadeloupe's administrative capital (that distinction goes to Basse-Terre), it is nonetheless the region's economic capital. The inhabitants are called "Pointois". In 2022, it had a population of 14,855 in the city (commune) of Pointe-à-Pitre proper and 252,132 inhabitants in the urban unit Pointe-à-Pitre–Les Abymes. It is part of the metropolitan area of Les Abymes.
Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport, Guadeloupe's main international airport, is located 3 km (1.9 mi) north of downtown Pointe-à-Pitre in the commune of Les Abymes.
The current mayor of Pointe-à-Pitre is Harry Durimel.
From the Wikipedia article Pointe-à-Pitre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Pointe-à-Pitre
- Les Abymes5.1 km NE
- Le Gosier5.6 km SE
- Baie-Mahault6.4 km NW
- Petit-Bourg7.8 km SW
- Sainte-Anne16 km E
- Sainte-Rose20 km NW
- Capesterre-Belle-Eau22 km S
- Le Moule23 km NE
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