Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
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Church of Saint Laurent du Maroni
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 Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana |
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| Coordinates: 5°29′58″N 54°01′52″W / 5.4994°N 54.0311°WCoordinates: 5°29′58″N 54°01′52″W / 5.4994°N 54.0311°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | |
| Intercommunality | Ouest Guyanais | |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Léon Bertrand (UMP) | |
| Area1 | 4,830 km2 (1,860 sq mi) | |
| Population (Jan. 2011)2 | 40,462 | |
| • Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97311 / 97320 | |
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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.
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 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 two 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 40,462 inhabitants at the Jan. 2011 census.
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is a border town in north-west French Guiana. It is located on the Maroni River (in Dutch: Marowijne), opposite the town of Albina in Suriname which can be reached by ferry or pirogue. It does not, therefore, have an Atlantic coast; this may have affected the choice of the town's location, which can be explained by the desire of the penal authorities to avoid prisoners escaping by a sea route.
The ethnic composition of the town is, as everywhere in French Guiana, diverse: Taki-Taki-speaking Maroons are today the largest ethnic group, followed by Creoles, Amerindians, Haitians, métropolitains and Brazilians.
Maroons will mostly be found in the neighbourhoods called la Charbonnière (Djukas, Samarakas and Paramaccans), les Vampires and les Sables Blancs. Amerindians are located in a few villages on the outskirts of town: Balaté (Arawaks), Paddock, Prospérité, Terre Rouge, Espérance, Village Pierre (Kalinas).
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