Arrondissements of the Guadeloupe department

The 2 arrondissements of the Guadeloupe department are:^[1]

1. Arrondissement of Basse-Terre, (prefecture of the Guadeloupe department: Basse-Terre) with 18 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 185,012 in 2021.
2. Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre, (subprefecture: Pointe-à-Pitre) with 14 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 199,303 in 2021.

Map of the arrondissements of Guadeloupe.

History

The arrondissements of Basse-Terre and Pointe-à-Pitre were established in 1947.^[2] The arrondissement of Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthélemy, containing the communes of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, was created in 1963 from part of the arrondissement of Basse-Terre.^[3] This arrondissement was disbanded when Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy became separate overseas collectivities in February 2007.^[4]

See also

• Cantons of the Guadeloupe department
• Communes of the Guadeloupe department