Roura

Roura
Roura as seen from the Oyak River Roura as seen from the Oyak River
Coat of arms of Roura Coat of arms
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
Coordinates:
Country	France
Overseas region and department	French Guiana
Arrondissement	Cayenne
Intercommunality	Centre Littoral
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	David Riché
Area1	3,659 km2 (1,413 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	3,050
• Density	0.83/km2 (2.2/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	97310 / 97311
Elevation	0–462 m (0–1,516 ft) (avg. 231 m or 758 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Roura is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America.

Location

The city of Roura is bordered by Matoury and Montsinéry-Tonnegrande in the North, Kourou and Saint-Elie in the North West and West, and finally by Régina in the South and East.

Roads

The city of Roura is home to 2 main roads.

• The RD6 road leads to the landing stage of Kaw.This 70 km long road follows a thalweg through the primal forest.
• The N2 road leads to Régina and Saint-Georges cities.

See also

• Communes of the Guyane department

References

• INSEE