, one
clickable , and one which is frustratingly hard to read. The table below
shows all of the communes of French Guiana.
French Guiana is divided into two arrondissements, which are subdivided into communes. There are some maps showing the communes:
one showing data , one
clickable , and one which is frustratingly hard to read. The table below
shows all of the communes of French Guiana.
| Commune | HASC | Population | Area(km.²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apatou | GF.SL.AP | 3,628 | 2,020 |
| Awala-Yalimapo | GF.SL.AY | 887 | 187 |
| Camopi | GF.CY.CM | 1,032 | 10,030 |
| Cayenne | GF.CY.CY | 50,594 | 24 |
| Grand-Santi | GF.SL.GS | 2,862 | 2,112 |
| Iracoubo | GF.CY.IR | 1,430 | 2,762 |
| Kourou | GF.CY.KR | 19,107 | 2,160 |
| Macouria(-Tonate) | GF.CY.MC | 5,050 | 378 |
| Mana | GF.SL.MN | 5,445 | 6,339 |
| Maripasoula | GF.SL.MP | 3,710 | 18,360 |
| Matoury | GF.CY.MY | 18,032 | 137 |
| Montsinéry-Tonnégrande | GF.CY.MT | 1,037 | 621 |
| Ouanary | GF.CY.OU | 92 | 1,080 |
| Papaïchton | GF.SL.PA | 1,650 | 2,678 |
| Régina(-Kaw) | GF.CY.RK | 765 | 12,130 |
| Rémire-Montjoly | GF.CY.RM | 15,555 | 46 |
| Roura | GF.CY.RO | 1,791 | 3,903 |
| Saint-Elie | GF.CY.SE | 239 | 5,680 |
| Saint-Georges (de l'Oyapock) | GF.CY.SG | 2,153 | 2,320 |
| Saint-Laurent (du Maroni) | GF.SL.SL | 19,211 | 4,830 |
| Saül | GF.SL.SA | 160 | 4,475 |
| Sinnamary | GF.CY.SI | 2,783 | 1,340 |
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1879-10-15: Law passed authorizing the creation of communes in French Guiana. The first communes included Île-de-Cayenne et Tour de
l'Île, Rémire, Roura, and Tonnégrande-Montsinéry.
1891-02-25: Name of Tour de l'Île commune changed to Matoury.
1968: Maripasouli commune created.
1969-03-17: Approuague commune merged with Régina; La Comte commune merged with Roura; Moyenne Mana commune merged with Mana; Samson
commune merged with Saül; Grand-Santi-Papaïchton commune created.
1976-11-12: Apatou commune split from Grand-Santi-Papaïchton.
1988-12-31: Awala-Yalimapo commune split, probably from Mana. The date 1989-04-16 is also given.
1992: Grand-Santi-Papaïchton commune split into Grand-Santi and Papaïchton.
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