Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
From top to bottom: subprefecture building, the Hôtel de Ville, main Catholic church of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
Location of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | |
| Coordinates: 5°29′58″N 54°01′52″W / 5.4994°N 54.0311°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Intercommunality | Ouest Guyanais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sophie Charles (DVD) |
Area 1 | 4,830 km2 (1,860 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 54,429 |
| • Density | 11.3/km2 (29.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97311 /97320 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ dy maʁɔni], lit. 'Saint-Laurent of the Maroni'; French Guianese Creole: Sen-Laurent-di-Maronni) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is one of the three sub-prefectures of French Guiana and the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. It is the second most populous city of French Guiana, with 54,429 inhabitants at the January 2023 census.
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni was the site of a penal colony from 1858 to 1946. In 2025 France announced a plan to open a new high-security prison there.