Arrondissement of Cayenne explained

Type:arr
Cayenne
Insee:9731
Nbcomm:10
Prefecture:y
Seat:Cayenne
Area:17029
Coordinates:4.9167°N -71°W

The arrondissement of Cayenne is an arrondissement of France in the French Guiana department in French Guiana region. It has 10 communes (since October 2022). Its population is 181,520 (2020), and its area is 17029km2 (since October 2022). 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:[1]

  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.[2] 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.[3]

Before 2015, the arrondissements of French Guiana were subdivided into cantons. The cantons of the arrondissement of Cayenne were, as of January 2015:[4]

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.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arrondissement de Cayenne (9731). 2019-10-06. INSEE.
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000000849126&pageCourante=05262 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
  3. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000000887480 Décret n°69-261 du 17 mars 1969
  4. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep973.pdf Populations légales 2012: 973 Guyane
  5. Web site: 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. 11 December 2022. fr.