Roura
Roura | |
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Roura as seen from the Oyak River | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
Location of Roura | |
| Coordinates: 4°43′27″N 52°19′17″W / 4.7242°N 52.3215°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Cayenne |
| Intercommunality | CA Centre Littoral |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Labrador |
Area 1 | 3,902.5 km2 (1,506.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 3,449 |
| • Density | 0.8838/km2 (2.289/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97310 /97311 |
| Elevation | 0–337 m (0–1,106 ft) (avg. 231 m or 758 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Roura (French pronunciation: [ʁuʁa]) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. The coastal commune is bordered by Matoury and Montsinéry-Tonnegrande in the North, Kourou and Saint-Elie in the North West and West, and finally by Régina in the South and East. It includes the town of Roura and the village of Cacao, and features vast protected natural areas like the Kaw-Roura Marshland Nature Reserve. The local economy depends on agriculture, and eco-tourism.