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French Guiana — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

French Guiana had an estimated population of 194,277 in 2005, with 16 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: French Guiana today — population now 195,506, against 194,277 in 2005.

Cities and towns, 2005

#PlaceRegionPopulation (2005)
1CayenneCayenne61,550
2MatouryCayenne26,350
3Saint-Laurent-du-MaroniSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni24,287
4KourouCayenne24,029
5Remire-MontjolyCayenne19,029
6MacouriaCayenne8,773
7MaripasoulaSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni5,973
8ManaSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni5,885
9ApatouSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni4,752
10Grand-SantiSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni3,941
11SinnamaryCayenne3,180
12Saint-GeorgesCayenne2,742
13RouraCayenne2,229
14IracouboCayenne1,536
15CamopiCayenne1,295
16Awala-Yalimapo1,127

Administrative divisions, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Cayenne147,863
2Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni46,414

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.