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Kourou

City population
24,029
#4
in French Guiana
#4
in Guyane
#21,848
worldwide
Share of French Guiana
7.7%
Of the national population
Elevation
7 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Cayenne
Time zone
America/Cayenne
IANA zone identifier

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
Coordinates
5.163, -52.643
Record updated
26 February 2019
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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