Arrondissements of the Guyane department


The 2 arrondissements of the Guyane department are:
  1. Arrondissement of Cayenne, with 14 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 176,357 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, with 8 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 92,995 in 2016.

    History

At the creation of the department of Guyane in 1947, its only arrondissement was Cayenne. The arrondissement of Inini, containing the previously unincorporated inland territory of French Guiana, was created in 1951. In 1969 the arrondissement of Inini was disbanded, and the territory of French Guiana was divided between the arrondissement of Cayenne and the new arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni.