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City profile · French Guiana · South America

Kourou

City population
24,029
#4
in French Guiana
#4
in Guyane
#21,848
worldwide
5.163, -52.643 · 42 km from Cayenne
City population
24,029
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in French Guiana
#4
of 5 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#21,848
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of French Guiana
7.7%
of the national population

About Kourou

Kourou is a city in Guyane, French Guiana with a population of 24,029. It is the 4th largest of the 5 cities of 15,000 or more listed in French Guiana, and the 21,848th largest worldwide. It lies 42 km from Cayenne.

Position in French Guiana
#4of 5
LargestSmallest
Position in Guyane
#4of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Region
Rank in region
#4of 5
Distance to capital
to Cayenne
Elevation
7 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Cayenne
Coordinates
5.163, -52.643
Record updated
2019-02-26
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 5 in French Guiana

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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