Matoury

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Coordinates: 4°50′50″N 52°19′52″W / 4.84722222222, -52.3311111111

Commune of Matoury

Location
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
Administration
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.
France

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.