page_title: Cayenne
hierarchical_section_title: Cayenne
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of French Guiana. Cayenne, the capital of the departmant is shown in red colour. Français&#160;: Carte de la Guyane. Cayenne, la capitale du département, est dessinée en rouge.
context_page_description: Cayenne is a commune, the capital of the French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France that is in northern South America. The city is on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne river on the Atlantic coast.
context_section_description: Cayenne is a commune, the capital (prefecture) of the French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France that is in northern South America. The city is on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne river on the Atlantic coast.
caption: Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
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