Matoury
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A view of the port of Larivot in Matoury
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 Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana |
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| Coordinates: 4°50′50″N 52°19′52″W / 4.8472°N 52.3311°WCoordinates: 4°50′50″N 52°19′52″W / 4.8472°N 52.3311°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana | |
| Arrondissement | Cayenne | |
| Intercommunality | Centre Littoral | |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Gabriel Serville | |
| Area1 | 137.19 km2 (52.97 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 29,712 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97307 /97351 | |
| Elevation | 0–234 m (0–768 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Matoury is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America.
Matoury is a southern suburb of Cayenne, the préfecture and largest city of French Guiana. Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport, the main international airport of French Guiana, is located in the commune of Matoury.
Air Guyane Express has its head office on the grounds of the airport.
Matoury is located in French Guiana situated in South America. It is bordered by 5 communes:
The city used to be called "Tour de l'Isle" because it is bordered by water :
Matoury is a cosmopolitan. Indeed, it is home to Amerindians ( located in Sainte-Rose-de-Lima, Cécilia and Petit-la-Chaumière), to Creols,Metropolitans,Haïtians, Brazilians, Surinamese, Javanese, Chinese, Businenge and people from England Antilles such as St-Lucia.
The town planning of Matoury is very uneven. Outside the town-centre there are some urbanized areas along the axes leading to Cayenne, Macouria and Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport. Besides, the PROGT, the Balata professional lyceum are surrounded by the forest. However, the city is urbanizing fast as a dormitory town near Cayenne which the main city of French Guiana.
The main neighbourhoods of Matoury are:
Matoury is home to 1178 accommodations among which 78.4% are main home, 7.2% are second home and 13.7% are unoccupied.
Matoury has a Tropical rainforest climate.
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