Иракубо: история и современность коммуны во Французской Гвиане.

Commune in French Guiana, France

Iracoubo (iʁakubo; ) is a commune on the coast of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France, located in South America.

The settlement of Iracoubo, seat of the commune, is located between the settlement of Sinnamary and the hamlet of Organabo.

The commune was originally settled by Amerindians near Organabo. The first settlers arrived in 1626, but were driven back. In 1765, the Galibis who had left the area for Suriname because an epidemic had broken out, returned. In the beginning of the 19th century, Iracoubo started as a cotton plantation owned by Colonel Jacquet. In 1859, the cotton shed is donated to the community to serve as church. During the late 19th century indigenous Kalina lived along the Rococoua river in Counama and Organabo. In 1886, Father Raffray arrived in the village, Saint Joseph was declared a monument in 1978. In 1912, the introduction of bananas and rosewood strengthened the economy which remains based on agriculture, hunting and fishing.

Organabo is a Galibi village located in the commune. As of 2020, the population is about 200 people, and consisted mainly of elderly people, because the youth had moved on to the city. The village used to be on the estuary of the Iracaoubo River facing the Atlantic Ocean, but is now several kilometres land inwards. The population primarily lives from fishing, The village is self sufficient,

Iracoubo is also a river in French Guiana. Its mouth is located at The river is 160 kilometres long and flows into Atlantic Ocean.