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.

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  and a population of 164,489 inhabitants.

Composition
The arrondissement of Cayenne has 14 communes; they areː

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Area  Density(inh./km²)  Intercommunality Arrondissement of Cayenne 97302  Cayenne  55,817  23.60    Le Centre Littoral 97307  Matoury  31,934  137.20    Le Centre Littoral 97304  Kourou  25,868  2,160.00    Les Savanes 97309  Remire-Montjoly  21,787  46.11    Le Centre Littoral 97305  Macouria  11,209  378.00    Le Centre Littoral 97308  Saint-Georges  3,960  2,320.00    L'Est Guyanais 97310  Roura  3,537  3,902.50    Le Centre Littoral 97312  Sinnamary  2,984  1,340.00    Les Savanes 97313  Montsinéry-Tonnegrande  2,477  737.20    Le Centre Littoral 97303  Iracoubo  1,931  2,762.00    Les Savanes 97356  Camopi  1,751  10030.00    L'Est Guyanais 97301  Régina  968  12130.00    L'Est Guyanais 97314  Ouanary  147  1,080.00    L'Est Guyanais 97358  Saint-Élie  119  5,680.00    Les Savanes

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the French Guiana department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

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