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at the beginning of the 20th century as a port for its banana exports, the area consisted of landfills on swamps; host UFCO main offices until the year 1970. Its first settlers were mostly black
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Population of 12,731 as of 2010, giving it a population density of 133.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (346/sq mi). Its population as of 1990 was 11,584; its population as of 2000 was 12,430.
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