Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
From top to bottom: subprefecture building, city hall, main Catholic church of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Coat of arms of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
Location of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
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Coordinates: 5°29′58″N 54°01′52″W / 5.4994°N 54.0311°W / 5.4994; -54.0311
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentFrench Guiana
ArrondissementSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni
IntercommunalityOuest Guyanais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sophie Charles[1] (DVD)
Area
1
4,830 km2 (1,860 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
50,250
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−03:00
INSEE/Postal code
97311 /97320
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ dy maʁɔni], lit.'Saint-Laurent of the Maroni'; French Guianese Creole: Sen-Laurent-di-Maronni) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is one of the three sub-prefectures of French Guiana and the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. It is the second most populous city of French Guiana, with 50,250 inhabitants at the January 2021 census.[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE (2024-01-20). "Séries historiques de population (1876 à 2021) - Communes" (in French).