Cayenne
Cayenne
Kayenn (Guianese Creole French) | |
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From top to bottom: city center (Place des Palmistes, LCL Bank) and beaches of Cayenne at Anse Montabo. | |
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Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
Location of Cayenne | |
| Coordinates: 4°56′14″N 52°19′34″W / 4.9372°N 52.3260°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Cayenne |
| Intercommunality | CA Centre Littoral |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sandra Trochimara |
Area 1 | 23.60 km2 (9.11 sq mi) |
| • Urban (2020) | 206.9 km2 (79.9 sq mi) |
| • Metro (2020) | 5,087 km2 (1,964 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 62,675 |
| • Density | 2,656/km2 (6,878/sq mi) |
| • Urban (Jan. 2023) | 126,910 |
| • Urban density | 613.4/km2 (1,589/sq mi) |
| • Metro (Jan. 2023) | 153,884 |
| • Metro density | 30.25/km2 (78.35/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cayennais |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97302 /97300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cayenne (/keɪˈɛn/; French pronunciation: [kajɛn] ⓘ; Guianese Creole French: Kayenn) is the prefecture and capital city of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic coast. The city's motto is "fert aurum industria", which means "work brings wealth". Cayenne is the largest Francophone city of the South American continent.
In the 2023 census, there were 153,884 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Cayenne (as defined by INSEE), 62,675 of whom lived in the city (commune) of Cayenne proper.