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Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Guyane, French Guiana · South America
About Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni sits on the route: 35 minutes from Awala-Yalimapo.
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is in Guyane, French Guiana, with about 24,000 people. The nearest town is Awala-Yalimapo, about 29 km away.
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (French: [sɛ̃ loʁɑ̃ dy maʁɔni], lit. 'Saint-Laurent of the Maroni'; French Guianese Creole: Sen-Laurent-di-Maronni; Eastern Maroon Creole: Soolan) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is one of the threeRead more
sub-prefectures of French Guiana and the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. It is the second most populous city of French Guiana, with 54,429 inhabitants at the January 2023 census.
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni was the site of a penal colony from 1858 to 1946. In 2025 France announced a plan to open a new high-security prison there.
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Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is in Guyane, French Guiana, about 29 km from Awala-Yalimapo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 24,287
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- French Guiana
- Region
- Guyane
- Timezone
- America/Cayenne
- Coordinates
- 5.5015, -54.0292
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