GOYAVE

'Goyave' is a French commune in the overseas department of Guadeloupe. Located in the east of Basse-Terre, it is part of the agglomoreation of Pointe-à-Pitre. The population is 5,040 and the population density is 87 persons per sq. km.

Contents

History

Geography

Climate

Economy

Sights

References

History

The parish of Goyave was founded in 1684 under the name of “Sainte-Anne de la petite rivière à Goyave” (Sainte-Anne of the little river at Goyave). The abundance of this small wild fruit, la goyave (guava) growing beside the main rivers in the area led the town to adopt its name. An area of hard slave labor, there were many public executions of rebel slaves here.

Geography

Goyave is located on the eastern part of Basse-Terre and the southern section of Goyave is near the Goyave River. Goyave is near Pointe de la Riviere a Goyave and Goyave stretches out along the coast of Petit Cul de Sac Marin. Goyave is on very fertile soil. The coordinates are 61° 34' W & 16° 08' N.

Climate

Like any other Eastern Caribbean city, Pointe-à-Pitre experiences quite evenly spread rainfall during the year, with a wetter season between July and November which coincides with hurricane season. The city receives 2000-2500 mm of rainfall. Tropical heat is the norm, bringing constant highs of around 32°C (89°F) that drop to 20°C (68°F) at night.
Trade winds, called alizés, blow from the northeast and often temper the climate.

Economy

The commune gets its name from the large numbers of guava trees (''goyave'' is the French for guava) in the commune, which run alongside the river flowing from the mountain. Agricultural-wise, the sugar cane culture has been replaced by bananas and by aquaculture.

Sights

★ The Moreau Falls

★ The water garden with Blonzac

★ The dull one in Louis

★ The sand Handle

★ Ilet Fortune

★ The beach of Holy Claire

★ The orchard 1000 fruits

★ The Village O Ti bouboul (site agritouristic “magic forest of Moreau”)

References

Translated from the Corresponding page in the French Wikipedia, accessed April 13 2007.