Arrondissement of Cayenne
arrondissement of France
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 | |
|---|---|
 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
changeWhen the French Guiana became an oversea department of France in 1946, Cayenne was the only arrondissement in the department.
Geography
changeThe 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
changeThe 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
changeReferences
change- ↑ "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.