Arrondissement of Cayenne

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.

Cayenne
Arrondissement
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

History

When the French Guiana became an oversea department of France in 1946, Cayenne was the only arrondissement in the department.

Geography

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

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

• Arrondissements of the French Guiana department
• List of arrondissements of France

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
2. "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.
3. "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.

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