Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

Arrondissement
	Location within French Guiana
Country	France
Overseas region; and department	French Guiana
No. of communes	8
Subprefecture	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Area	40,945 km2 (15,809 sq mi)
Population (2016)	92,995
• Density	2/km2 (5/sq mi)
INSEE code	9732

The arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is an arrondissement of France, in the French Guiana department. Its capital, and subprefecture of the department, is the city of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni.

History

The arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni was created in 1969.

Geography

The arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is in the western half of the department. It has the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the Cayenne arrondissement to the east, Brazil to the south, and Surinam to the west.

The arrondissement of Cayenne has an area of 40,945 km² (15,809 sq mi) and a population of 87,849 inhabitants.

Composition

The arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni has 8 communes; they areː^[1]

INSEE code	Commune	Population^[2] (2014)	Area	Density (inh./km²)	Intercommunality
Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
97311	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	44,169	4,830.00	9.14	L'Ouest Guyanais
97353	Maripasoula	10,984	18,360.00	0.60	L'Ouest Guyanais
97306	Mana	9,916	6,332.60	1.57	L'Ouest Guyanais
97360	Apatou	8,040	2,020.00	3.98	L'Ouest Guyanais
97357	Grand-Santi	6,656	2,123.00	3.14	L'Ouest Guyanais
97362	Papaichton	6,572	2628.00	2.50	L'Ouest Guyanais
97361	Awala-Yalimapo	1,364	187.40	7.28	L'Ouest Guyanais
97322	Saül	148	4,475.00	0.03	L'Ouest Guyanais

Related pages

References

↑ "Département de la Guyane (973)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 12 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 12 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Coordinates: 5°29′44″N 54°01′51″W / 5.49556°N 54.03083°W / 5.49556; -54.03083

[1] "Département de la Guyane (973)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 12 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[insee2-2] "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 12 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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