Iracoubo is a commune on the coast of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America].
Sinnamary is a town and commune on the coast of French Guiana, between Kourou and Iracoubo. Sinnamary was the second French settlement founded in French Guiana: the town was founded in 1664.
The 2 arrondissements of the Guyane department are:
- Arrondissement of Cayenne, with 14 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 176,357 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, with 8 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 92,995 in 2016.
The arrondissement of Cayenne is an arrondissement of France in French Guiana department in French Guiana region. It has 14 communes. Its population is 176,357 (2016), and its area is 42,589 km2 (16,444 sq mi). It is the larger of the two arrondissements in French Guiana.
The canton of Approuague-Kaw is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana. It was located in the arrondissement of Cayenne. Its administrative seat was located in Régina, the canton's only commune. Its population was 934 in 2012.
Articles related to the French overseas department of Guiana(Région Guyane) include:
French Guiana is an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas. It borders Brazil to the east and south and Suriname to the west.
The canton of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana. It was located in the arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. Its administrative seat was located in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, the canton's sole commune. Its population was 40,597 in 2012.
The canton of Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana. It was located in the arrondissement of Cayenne, and consisted of three communes. Its administrative seat was located in Saint-Georges. Its population was 5,644 in 2012.
The canton of Mana is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana. It was located in the arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, and consisted of two communes. Its administrative seat was located in Mana. Its population was 10,661 in 2012.
The canton of Maripasoula is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana. It was located in the arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, and consisted of five communes. Its administrative seat was located in Maripasoula. Its population was 29,504 in 2012.
The canton of Matoury is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana. It was located in the arrondissement of Cayenne. Its administrative seat was located in Matoury, the canton's sole commune. Its population was 29,712 in 2012.
The canton of Roura is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana. It was located in the arrondissement of Cayenne. Its administrative seat was located in Roura, the canton's sole commune. Its population was 3,050 in 2012.
The canton of Macouria is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana. It was located in the arrondissement of Cayenne. Its administrative seat was located in Macouria, the canton's sole commune. Its population was 10,358 in 2012.
The canton of Remire-Montjoly is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana. It was located in the arrondissement of Cayenne. Its administrative seat was located in Remire-Montjoly, the canton's sole commune. Its population was 20,689 in 2012.
The canton of Montsinéry-Tonnegrande is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana. It was located in the arrondissement of Cayenne. Its administrative seat was located in Montsinéry-Tonnegrande, the canton's sole commune. Its population was 2,483 in 2012.
The canton of Kourou is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana. It was located in the arrondissement of Cayenne. Its administrative seat was located in Kourou, the canton's sole commune. Its population was 25,490 in 2012.
The canton of Iracoubo is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana. It was located in the arrondissement of Cayenne. Its administrative seat was located in Iracoubo, the canton's sole commune. Its population was 1,955 in 2012.
Malmanoury was a village in the Sinnamary commune of French Guiana. The village was abandoned in 1964 for the construction of the Guiana Space Centre, and its inhabitants were relocated.
Crique et Pripri Yiyi is a protected area in French Guiana, France. The protected area is a wetland, and as of 2008, also a Ramsar site under the name of Estuaire du fleuve Sinnamary. It consists of mudflats, mangroves, freshwater swamps and seasonally flooded savannahs. Crique et Pripri Yiyi is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast in the communes of Iracoubo and Sinnamary. The protected area is delimited by the Iracoubo and Sinnamary Rivers.
