Cayenne | |
2012 aerial view of Cayenne | |
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
Arrondissement | Cayenne |
Intercommunality | Centre Littoral |
Mayor | Sandra Trochimara (2020-) |
Statistics | |
Land area1 | 23.60 km2 (9.11 sq mi) |
Population2 | 55,198 (Jan. 2012) |
- Density | 2,339/km2 (6,060/sq mi) |
Urban area | 206.9 km2 (79.9 sq mi) (2010) |
- Population | 106,358 (Jan. 2012) |
Metro area | 5,087 km2 (1,964 sq mi) (2010) |
- Population | 121,308 (Jan. 2012) |
INSEE/Postal code | 97302/ 97300 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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.
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