Arrondissement of Cayenne

Cayenne
Arrondissement
Location within French Guiana
Location within French Guiana
Coordinates: 4°55′N 52°19′W / 4.917°N 52.317°W / 4.917; -52.317
CountryFrance
Overseas region
and department		French Guiana{{{region}}}
No. of communes10
PrefectureCayenne
Area
17,029 km2 (6,575 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
183,285
 • Density10.763/km2 (27.876/sq mi)
INSEE code9731

The arrondissement of Cayenne is an arrondissement of France in the French Guiana department in French Guiana region. It has 10 communes.[2] Its population is 180,493 (2021), and its area is 17,029 km2 (6,575 sq mi).[3] It is the smallest of the three arrondissements in French Guiana, but also its most populated.

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Cayenne, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Cayenne (97302)
  2. Iracoubo (97303)
  3. Kourou (97304)
  4. Macouria (97305)
  5. Matoury (97307)
  6. Montsinéry-Tonnegrande (97313)
  7. Remire-Montjoly (97309)
  8. Roura (97310)
  9. Saint-Élie (97358)
  10. Sinnamary (97312)

History

The arrondissement of Cayenne, containing the coastal strip of French Guiana, was established in 1947.[4] In 1969 the arrondissement of Inini, which covered the inland territory of French Guiana, was disbanded, and the territory of French Guiana was divided between the arrondissement of Cayenne and the new arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni.[5]

Before 2015, the arrondissements of French Guiana were subdivided into cantons. The cantons of the arrondissement of Cayenne were, as of January 2015:[6]

A government decree of October 26, 2022 detached the four communes of Saint-Georges, Camopi, Ouanary, and Régina from the arrondissement of Cayenne to form the new arrondissement of Saint-Georges.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Populations légales 2021: 973 Guyane" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2024". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ Décret n° 47-1018 du 7 juin 1947 relatif à l'organisation départementale et à l'institution préfectorale dans les départements de la Guadeloupe, de la Guyane française, de la Martinique et de la Réunion
  5. ^ Décret n°69-261 du 17 mars 1969
  6. ^ Populations légales 2012: 973 Guyane, INSEE
  7. ^ "Décret n° 2022-1357 du 26 octobre 2022 portant création de l'arrondissement de Saint-Georges (Guyane) et modifiant le décret n° 2004-374 du 29 avril 2004". Légifrance (in French). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
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