Matoury
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Commune of Matoury |
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Location | |
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Guyane |
Department | Guyane |
Arrondissement | Cayenne |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Centre Littoral |
Mayor | Jean-Pierre Roumillac (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Land area¹ | 137.19 km² |
Population² (1999 census) |
18,032 |
- Density | 131/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 97307/ 97351 |
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. | |
Matoury is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas région and département of France located in South America.
Matoury is a southern suburb of Cayenne, the préfecture and largest city of French Guiana. Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport, the main international airport of French Guiana, is located in the commune of Matoury.