Sinnamary

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Coordinates: 5°22′39″N 52°57′35″W / 5.377449, -52.959595

Commune of Sinnamary

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Location
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
Administration
Country France
Region Guyane
Department Guyane
Arrondissement Cayenne
Intercommunality none as of 2007
Mayor Georges Madeleine
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Land area¹ 1,340 km²
Population²
(1999 census)
2,783
 - Density 2.1/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 97312/ 97315
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

Sinnamary is a town and commune on the coast of French Guiana, between Kourou and Iracoubo. Sinnamary was the second French settlement to be founded in French Guiana: the town was founded in 1664.

It lies on the Sinnamary River. The town contains an Indonesian community, as well as a Galibi Amerindian community. Both communities produce artwork and jewellery that can be purchased. The main hotel in Sinnamary is the Hôtel du Fleuve.

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