Camopi

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Coordinates: 3°09′56″N 52°20′28″W / 3.165524, -52.341099

Commune of Camopi

Location
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
Administration
Country France
Region Guyane
Department Guyane
Arrondissement Cayenne
Intercommunality Communauté de communes de l'Est Guyanais
Mayor Joseph Chanel
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Land area¹ 10,030 km²
Population²
(January 2007 census)
1,469
 - Density 0.1/km² (2007)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 97356/ 97330
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Camopi is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas région and département of France located in South America. With a land area of 10,030 km² (3,873 square miles), it is the third-largest commune of France.

The village of Camopi, seat of the commune, lies close to the border with Brazil, near the junction of the Oyapock and Camopi Rivers.