Saramaka, French Guiana

Saramaka
Neighbourhood
Saramaka is located in French Guiana
Saramaka
Saramaka
Location in French Guiana
Coordinates: 5°09′22″N 52°38′19″W / 5.1561°N 52.6386°W / 5.1561; -52.6386
CountryFrance
Overseas regionFrench Guiana
CityKourou
Population
 (2007)[1]
 • Total400−550

Saramaka (also: Saramaca[2]) is a neighbourhood of Kourou, French Guiana. The neighbourhood is mainly populated by Saramaka maroons from Suriname who settled in the area during the construction of the Guiana Space Centre.[3]

  1. ^ CUCS 2007, p. 5.
  2. ^ CUCS 2007, p. 2.
  3. ^ "Le littoral de Guyane Française: forte dynamique côtière en Amazonie". National Centre for Space Studies (in French). 24 September 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2021.