Coordinates: 4°55′22″N 52°19′37″W / 4.9227, -52.3269

Commune of Cayenne Town hall of Cayenne
Location
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
Administration
Country	France
Region	Guyane (préfecture)
Department	Guyane
Arrondissement	Cayenne
Canton	Chief town of 6 cantons
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Centre Littoral
Mayor	Rodolphe Alexandre (PSG)
Statistics
Land area¹	23. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, French Guiana (Guyane française officially fr ''Guyane'' is an Overseas department (French département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division French Guiana (Guyane française officially fr ''Guyane'' is an Overseas department (French département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Cayenne is an arrondissement of France located in the Guyane département, in the Guyane région The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The Guianese Socialist Party ( French: Parti socialiste guyanais, or PSG) is a political party in the French overseas région 60 km²
Population² (1999 census)	50,594
- Density	2,144/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	97302/ 97300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E

Cayenne's coat of arms on a municipal sign.

Cayenne is the capital of French Guiana, an overseas région and département of France located in South America. French Guiana (Guyane française officially fr ''Guyane'' is an Overseas department (French département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France Overseas region (Région d'outre-mer is a recent designation given to the overseas departments which have similar powers to those of the regions of Metropolitan Overseas department (départements d’outre-mer or DOM) is a designation under the 1946 Constitution of the Fourth Republic that was given to the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic coast. The Cayenne River is a 50 km long River in French Guiana. Formed by the Cascades River and the Tonnégrande River, it flows into the Atlantic

At the 1999 census, there were 66,149 inhabitants in the urban area of Cayenne (as defined by INSEE), 50,594 of whom lived in the city (commune) of Cayenne proper, and the remainder in the neighbouring commune of Remire-Montjoly. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) INSEE ( French: I nstitut N ational de la S tatistique et des É tudes É conomiques; inse (not) in French is the The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Remire-Montjoly (often unofficially spelled Rémire-Montjoly) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas ''région'' and ''département'' The commune of Matoury (18,032 inhabitants in 1999), where the Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport is located, is also a suburb of Cayenne, but it wasn't included in the official definition of the urban area by INSEE in 1999. Matoury is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas ''région'' and ''département'' of France located in South America. Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport (Aéroport de Cayenne-Rochambeau is an Airport located in the commune of Matoury, a southern suburb of Cayenne Including Matoury, the whole conurbation had 84,181 inhabitants in 1999. By 2007 the area's population may have exceeded 100,000.

History

Ignored by Spanish explorers, who found the region too hot and poor to be claimed, the region was not colonized until 1604, when a French settlement was founded. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. However, it was soon destroyed by the Portuguese, who were determined to enforce the provisions of the Treaty of Tordesillas. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Treaty of Tordesillas ( Portuguese: Tratado de Tordesilhas, Spanish: Tratado de Tordesillas) signed at Tordesillas (now in French colonists returned in 1643 and founded Cayenne, but were forced to leave once more following Amerindian attacks. For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. In 1664, France finally succeeded at establishing a permanent settlement at Cayenne. Over the next decade the colony changed hands between the French, Dutch and English, before being restored to France. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Kingdom of England was a State (927-1707 located in Western Europe dating from the ninth or tenth century to the early eighteenth century when it was legally It was used as a French penal settlement from 1854 to 1938. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The city's population has recently grown dramatically, owing to high levels of immigration (chiefly from the West Indies and Brazil) as well as a high birthrate. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld

See also History of French Guiana

Economy

Cayenne is an important industrial centre for the shrimp industry. The history of French Guiana spans many centuries Before the first Europeans arrived there was no written history in the territory True shrimp are swimming decapod Crustaceans classified in the Infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh The city formerly also contained sugar refineries. A Sugar Refinery or sugar Mill is a Factory which refines sugar from various organic sources like sugar cane or beets into a

Culture

Cayenne is very ethnically diverse, with Creole, Haitian, Brazilian, European, and Hmong and other Asian communities. Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Asian or Asiatic is a Demonym for people from Asia. However the use of the term varies by country and person often referring to people from a particular It is famous for its annual carnival which starts with the arrival of Vaval (the 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. Carnival is a festival season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February and March New Year's Day is the first day of the Year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though " Mardi Gras " ( French for Fat Tuesday) is the day before Ash Wednesday.

Points of interest

Cayenne centres 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. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order 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.

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 Guyanaise) and a scientific research institute (IRD or Institut de recherche pour le développement, formerly Orstom). Cayenne Cathedral ( Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur de Cayenne) is a Roman Catholic Cathedral, and a national monument of France, located in the

There are some beaches along the coast, like Montjoly and Montabo, and several promontories, though the waters contain sharks. Remire-Montjoly (often unofficially spelled Rémire-Montjoly) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas ''région'' and ''département'' A promontory is a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water (when it may be called a Peninsula or headland) Sharks ( Superorder Selachimorpha) are a type of Fish with a full cartilaginous Skeleton and a highly streamlined body

Travel

Cayenne is served by the Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport, which is located in the neighbouring commune of Matoury. Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport (Aéroport de Cayenne-Rochambeau is an Airport located in the commune of Matoury, a southern suburb of Cayenne The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Matoury is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas ''région'' and ''département'' of France located in South America.

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 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 cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. A pimp (also called fleshmonger) finds and manages clients for Prostitutes and engages them in Prostitution (in Brothels in most cases and The song has been covered in recent years by rock/punk groups such as Parabellum. Parabellum is a French Alternative rock / Punk rock band Biography The group formed in 1983 and decided to split up on June 16

In The Hardy Boys #12: Footprints under the Window, The Hardys' investigations take them to Cayenne. The Hardy Boys is a Juvenile detective/adventure series chronicling the Fictional adventures of Teenage brothers Frank and Footprints Under The Window is Volume 12 in the original The Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset & Dunlap.

Porsche called its first SUV the Porsche Cayenne. Porsche SE or Porsche ( German, ˈpɔɹʃə is a German manufacturer of automobiles which is majority-owned by the Porsche and Piëch The Porsche Cayenne is a five-seat mid-size Sport utility vehicle manufactured by the German automaker Porsche since 2002, with

External links

• Préfecture de Guyane Official website
• Images of Cayenne and French Guiana
• Cayenne photo gallery
• Clickable map