Commune of Cayenne
 Town hall of Cayenne | | Administration | | Country | France | | Region | Guyane | | Department | Guyane (préfecture) | | Arrondissement | Cayenne | | Canton | Chief town of 6 cantons | | Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Centre Littoral | | Mayor | Jean-Claude Lafontaine | | Statistics | | Land area¹ | 23.60 km² | Population² (1999 census) | 50,594 | | - Density (1999) | 2,144/km² | | Miscellaneous | | Postal code | 97300 | | ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | | ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). |
 | Cayenne is the capital of the French overseas région of French Guiana. The city stands on an island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic coast. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1052 KB) La mairie de Cayenne. ...
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The Cayenne River is a 50 km long river in French Guiana. ...
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At the 1999 census, there were 66,149 inhabitants in the urban area of Cayenne, 50,594 of whom lived in the city (commune) of Cayenne proper, and the remainder in the neighbouring commune of Remire-Montjoly. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
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Remire-Montjoly is a neighboring town to Cayenne, in French Guiana. ...
History
Ignored by Spanish explorers, who found the region too hot and too poor to be colonised, the country was invaded by the French in 1643 and Cayenne was established in 1664. It then passed hands between the Dutch, British and Brazilians before being returned to France. It was used as a French penal settlement from 1854 to 1938. // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ...
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See also History of French Guiana // Pre-colonial French Guiana was originally inhabited by a number of Native American peoples, among them the Carib, Arawak, Emerillon, Galibi, Palikour, Wayampi (also known as Oyampi) and Wayana. ...
Economy Cayenne is an important industrial centre for the shrimp industry. Formerly, it also contained sugar refineries. Superfamilies Alpheoidea Atyoidea Bresilioidea Campylonotoidea Crangonoidea Galatheacaridoidea Nematocarcinoidea Oplophoroidea Palaemonoidea Pandaloidea Pasiphaeoidea Procaridoidea Processoidea Psalidopodoidea Stylodactyloidea Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. ...
Two sugar beets - the one on the left has been cultivated to be smoother than the traditional beet, so that it traps less soil. ...
Culture Cayenne is very ethnically diverse, with Creoles, Haitians, Brazilians, Europeans, Hmong and Asians all living in the city. It is famous for its particular annual carnival which starts with the arrival of Vaval (Carnival King) on the first Sunday after New Year's Day and continues with very popular all-night costume balls and Sunday afternoon parades every weekend until Mardi Gras.
Points of interest Cayenne centers on its main commercial street, the Avenue Général de Gaulle. At the east end of the avenue near the coast is the Place de Palmistes and the Place de Grenoble (also known as the Place Léopold Héder). Most of the official buildings are located in this area: the Hôtel de Ville (the town hall) built by Jesuits in the 1890s, the Post Office, the Préfecture, residence of French Guiana's Préfect, and the Musée Départmental Franconie. To the west of this area lies Fort Cépérou, built in the 17th century, though now mostly in ruins. To the south lie the Place du Coq and Place Victor Schoelcher (named in honour of the anti-slavery activist) and a market. The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ...
To the south of this compact region is the Village Chinois (known as Chicago), separated from the rest of Cayenne by the Canal Laussat. It has a reputation for being a dangerous area. Other buildings in the city include the Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur de Cayenne, municipal library, the municipal musseum and a museum of French Guianese Culture (Musée des Cultures Guyanais) and a scientific research institute (IRD formerly Orstom). The Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur de Cayenne is a French national monument located in the town of Cayenne. ...
There are some beaches along the coast, like Montjoly and Montabo, and several promontories, though the waters contain sharks. Montjoly is both a neighborhood and beach in Cayenne, French Guiana. ...
The term promontory has several similar meanings in English, including geographical names: A promontory is a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water (e. ...
Orders Carcharhiniformes Heterodontiformes Hexanchiformes Lamniformes Orectolobiformes Pristiophoriformes Squaliformes Squatiniformes Symmoriida(extinct) Sharks (superorder Selachimorpha) are fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton[1] and a streamlined body. ...
Travel Cayenne is served by the Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport. Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport (IATA: CAY, ICAO: SOCA) is an airport in Cayenne, French Guiana. ...
There are many hotels in the city: Central Hotel, La Bodéga, Hôtel Ajoupa, Hôtel Amazonia, Hôtel les Amandiers, Hôtel Neptima, Hôtel Novotel and Ket-Tai.
Administration Cayenne is the chief town of six cantons: The canton is an administrative division of France. ...
- The first canton (North West) has 3,935 inhabitants;
- The second canton (North East) has 5,730 inhabitants;
- The third canton (South West) has 8,017 inhabitants;
- The fourth canton (Centre) has 5,955 inhabitants;
- The fifth canton (South) has 9,750 inhabitants;
- The sixth canton (South East) has 17,207 inhabitants
Cayenne in popular culture The French folk song Cayenne (named after the main city of French Guiana) tells the story of a pimp who shoots a well-to-do client who grossly disrespected a prostitute, and is then convicted and transferred to the infamous penitentiary. The song has been covered in recent years by rock/punk groups such as Parabellum. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
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In The Hardy Boys #12: Footprints under the Window, The Hardys' investigations take them to Cayenne. The Hardy Boys is a popular series of detective/adventure books for boys chronicling the fictional adventures of teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy. ...
Footprints Under The Window is Volume 12 in the original Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset And Dunlap. ...
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City flag City coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Alsace Department Bas-Rhin (67) Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) City Statistics Land area¹ 78. ...
History The département was created on March 4, 1790, during the French Revolution. ...
Petite Venise Colmar is a town and commune in the Haut-Rhin département of Alsace, France. ...
Haut-Rhin is a French département, named after the Rhine river. ...
City flag City coat of arms Motto: (Franco-Provençal: Forward, forward, Lyon the best) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Rhône-Alpes Department Rhône (69) Subdivisions 9 arrondissements Intercommunality Urban Community of Lyon Mayor Gérard Collomb (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics...
Rhône is a French département located in the central Eastern région of Rhône-Alpes. ...
Vesoul is a French city and commune located in the Haute-Saône département. ...
Haute-Saône is a French département, named after the Saône River. ...
Mâcon is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Saône-et-Loire département, in the Bourgogne région. ...
Saône-et-Loire is a French département, named after the Saône and the Loire rivers between which it lies. ...
Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ...
The Château de Boisclaireau, residence of the Gueroust family, Counts of Boisclaireau, in Sarthe. ...
The city and arrondissement of Chambéry in Savoie, France, has been the historical capital of Savoy since the 13th century, when Amadeus V of Savoy made it his seat. ...
Savoie is a French département located in the Alps. ...
City flag Coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Rhône-Alpes Department Haute-Savoie (préfecture) Arrondissement Annecy Canton Chief town of 3 cantons Intercommunality Communauté de lagglomération dAnnecy Mayor Bernard Bosson (UDF) (1983 - 2008) Statistics Altitude 418 m...
Haute-Savoie is a French département, named after the Alps mountain range. ...
City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...
City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...
Rouen Cathedral The entrance to Rouen Cathedral Abbey church of Saint-Ouen, (chevet) in Rouen Rouen, medieval house Rouen (pronounced in French, sometimes also ) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and presently the capital of the Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) région. ...
Seine-Maritime is a French département in Normandy. ...
Melun is a French city and commune on the river Seine, about 50 km south-southeast of Paris. ...
Seine-et-Marne is a French département, named after the Seine and the Marne rivers, and located in the Ãle-de-France région. ...
Versailles (pronounced in French), formerly the de facto capital of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important administrative and judicial center. ...
Yvelines is a French département in the région of Ãle-de-France. ...
Niort is a commune of western France, préfecture (capital) of the Deux-Sèvres département. ...
Deux-Sèvres is a French département. ...
Amiens is a city and commune in the north of France, 120 km north of Paris. ...
Somme is a French département, named after the Somme River, located in the north of France. ...
Albi is a town and commune in southern France. ...
For other uses, see Tarn (disambiguation). ...
Montauban (Montalban in Occitan) is a town and commune of southwestern France, préfecture (capital) of the Tarn-et-Garonne département, 31 miles north of Toulouse. ...
Tarn-et-Garonne is a French département in the southwest of France. ...
Panorama of Toulon area Satellite view Coat of Arms of Toulon view of Toulon harbour around 1750, by Joseph Vernet. ...
Var is a département of southeastern France. ...
City flag City coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Département Vaucluse (préfecture) Arrondissement Avignon Canton Chief town of 4 cantons Intercommunality Communauté dagglomération du Grand Avignon Mayor Marie-Josée Roig...
The Vaucluse is a département in the southeast of France. ...
La Roche-sur-Yon is a town and commune in western France, préfecture (capital) of the Vendée département. ...
Vendée is a département in west central France, on the Atlantics Bay of Biscay. ...
Location within France Poitiers (population 85,000) is a small city located in west central France. ...
This article is about the French département. ...
Location within France Limoges (Limòtges in Occitan) is a city and commune in France, the préfecture of the Haute-Vienne département, and the administrative capital of the Limousin région. ...
Haute-Vienne is a French département named after the Vienne River. ...
Ãpinal is a commune of northeastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Vosges département. ...
Vosges is a French department, named after the Vosges mountain range. ...
Coordinates Administration Country France Region Bourgogne Department Yonne (Prefecture) Arrondissement Auxerre Canton Chief town of 5 cantons Intercommunality Communauté de Communes de lAuxerrois Mayor Guy Ferez (2001-2008) Statistics Altitude 93 mâ217 m (avg. ...
Yonne is a French département named after the Yonne River. ...
Belfort is a town and commune of northeastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Territoire de Belfort département in the Franche-Comté région. ...
The Territoire de Belfort is a département in the Franche-Comté région of eastern France. ...
Ãvry is a commune of the département of Essonne and of the Ãle-de-France région of France, located in what can be considered as the southern suburbs of Paris. ...
Essonne is a French department in the region of Ãle-de-France. ...
Nanterre is a French city, a suburb of Paris, and the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine département. ...
Hauts-de-Seine is a département in France. ...
Bobigny is a town and commune of France, in the suburbs is of Paris, chief town of the arrondissement of the Seine-Saint-Denis. ...
Seine-Saint-Denis is a French département located in the Ãle-de-France région. ...
Créteil is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. ...
Val-de-Marne is a French département, named after the Marne River, located in the Ãle-de-France région. ...
Cergy is a suburban commune of the Val-dOise département, in suburban Paris in France. ...
Val-dOise is a French département named after the Oise River, located in the Ãle-de-France région. ...
Under the 1946 Constitution of the Fourth Republic, the French colonies of Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in the Caribbean and Réunion in the Indian Ocean became départements doutre-mer (in English Overseas Departments) or DOMs. ...
Basse-Terre Island (top) from space, September 1994 Basse-Terre is the name of the western of the two largest islands of Guadeloupe. ...
Fort-de-France is the capital of Frances Caribbean département doutre-mer of Martinique. ...
Saint-Denis de la Réunion, (or just Saint-Denis or St-Denis for short) is the préfecture (administrative capital) of the French overseas département Réunion. ...
Asunción, Paraguay · Bogotá, Colombia · Brasília, Brazil · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Caracas, Venezuela · Cayenne, French Guiana · Georgetown, Guyana · Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands · La Paz, Bolivia · Lima, Peru · Montevideo, Uruguay · Paramaribo, Suriname · Quito, Ecuador · Santiago, Chile · Sucre, Bolivia · Stanley, Falkland Islands This article concerns places that serve as centers of government and politics. ...
South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
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Nickname: Athens of Latin America Motto: Bogotá, 2600 metros más cerca de las estrellas Bogotá, 2600 meters closer to the stars Municipalities of Bogotá Country Colombia Department Bogotá, D.C.* Foundation August 6, 1538 - Mayor LuÃs Eduardo Garzón, PDA Area - City 1,587 km² (Expression error: Unrecognised...
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For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ...
Nickname: La Sultana del Avila (English:The Avilas Sultan) La Sucursal del Cielo (English:Branch of Heaven) Motto: Ave MarÃa SantÃsima, sin pecado concebida, en el primer instante de su ser natural. ...
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Cumberland Bay and Thatcher Peninsula with King Edward Cove (Grytviken) Grytviken (Swedish for Pot Cove; Grytvika/Grytviken in Norwegian) is the principal settlement in the United Kingdom territory of South Georgia in the South Atlantic. ...
Motto: Leo Terram Propriam Protegat (Latin: Let the Lion protect his own land or May the Lion protect his own land) Official language English Capital Grytviken Commissioner Alan Huckle Area - Total - % water not ranked 3,903 km² - Population - Total (2006 E) - Density not ranked ~20 n/a; Currency GBP Time...
La Paz (NASA aerial view) Central La Paz Panoramic sight of the city of La Paz Nuestra Señora de La Paz or Chuquiyapu (chuqui, gold, yapu, farm) is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department. ...
Nickname: City of the Kings Location within Lima Region Coordinates: Country Peru Region Lima Region Province Lima Province Settled 1535 Government - Mayor Luis Castañeda Lossio Area - City 804. ...
Department Montevideo Department Altitude 43 m Coordinates 34º 53S 56º 10W Founded 1726 Founder Bruno Mauricio de Zabala Population 1,325,968 (2004) (1st) Demonym Montevideano Phone Code +02 Postal Code 10000 Montevideo -pron IPA: is the capital, largest city, and chief port of Uruguay. ...
Colonial style houses, Waterkant, Paramaribo. ...
Nickname: Luz de América Map of Ecuador showing location of Quito Coordinates: Country Ecuador Province Pichincha Canton Quito - Mayor Paco Moncayo Area approx - City 290 km² - Land 290 km² - Water 0 km² Elevation 2,800 m Population (2005, estimation) - City 1,865,541 (canton) - Density ~4,800/km² Time...
The snowcapped Andes above downtown Santiago Santiago (frequently called in Spanish) is Chiles capital and, when viewed as a conurbation, its largest city. ...
Sucre, the constitutional capital of Bolivia Sucre (population 247,300 in 2006) is the constitutional capital of Bolivia, seat of the Supreme Court (Corte Suprema de Justicia), and capital of the Chuquisaca department. ...
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