Arrondissement of Cayenne


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, and its area is. It is the larger of the two arrondissements in French Guiana.

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Cayenne, and their INSEE codes, are:
  1. Camopi
  2. Cayenne
  3. Iracoubo
  4. Kourou
  5. Macouria
  6. Matoury
  7. Montsinéry-Tonnegrande
  8. Ouanary
  9. Remire-Montjoly
  10. Roura
  11. Régina
  12. Saint-Georges
  13. Saint-Élie
  14. Sinnamary

    History

The arrondissement of Cayenne, containing the coastal strip of French Guiana, was established in 1947. 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.
Before 2015, the arrondissements of French Guiana were subdivided into cantons. The cantons of the arrondissement of Cayenne were, as of January 2015: