Arrondissement of Cayenne
Cayenne | |
|---|---|
 Location within French Guiana | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
| No. of communes | 14 |
| Prefecture | Cayenne |
| Area | 42,589 km2 (16,444 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2019)[1] | 184,921 |
| INSEE code | 9731 |
The arrondissement of Cayenne is an arrondissement of France, in the French Guiana department. Its capital, and the prefecture of the department, is the city of Cayenne.
History
[change | change source]When the French Guiana became an oversea department of France in 1946, Cayenne was the only arrondissement in the department.
Geography
[change | change source]The arrondissement of Cayenne is in the eastern half of the department. It has the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Brazil to east and south, and the Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni arrondissement to the west.
The arrondissement of Cayenne is the has an area of 42,588.9 km2 (16,443.7 sq mi) and a population of 164,489 inhabitants.
Composition
[change | change source]The arrondissement of Cayenne has 14 communes; they areː[2]
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population[3] (2014) |
Area | Density (inh./km²) |
Intercommunality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrondissement of Cayenne | |||||
| 97302 | Cayenne | 55,817 | 23.60 | 2,365.13 | Le Centre Littoral |
| 97307 | Matoury | 31,934 | 137.20 | 232.76 | Le Centre Littoral |
| 97304 | Kourou | 25,868 | 2,160.00 | 11.98 | Les Savanes |
| 97309 | Remire-Montjoly | 21,787 | 46.11 | 472.50 | Le Centre Littoral |
| 97305 | Macouria | 11,209 | 378.00 | 29.61 | Le Centre Littoral |
| 97308 | Saint-Georges | 3,960 | 2,320.00 | 1.71 | L'Est Guyanais |
| 97310 | Roura | 3,537 | 3,902.50 | 0.91 | Le Centre Littoral |
| 97312 | Sinnamary | 2,984 | 1,340.00 | 2.23 | Les Savanes |
| 97313 | Montsinéry-Tonnegrande | 2,477 | 737.20 | 3.36 | Le Centre Littoral |
| 97303 | Iracoubo | 1,931 | 2,762.00 | 0.70 | Les Savanes |
| 97356 | Camopi | 1,751 | 10030.00 | 0.17 | L'Est Guyanais |
| 97301 | Régina | 968 | 12130.00 | 0.08 | L'Est Guyanais |
| 97314 | Ouanary | 147 | 1,080.00 | 0.14 | L'Est Guyanais |
| 97358 | Saint-Élie | 119 | 5,680.00 | 0.02 | Les Savanes |
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
- ↑ "Département de la Guyane (973)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 12 February 2017.