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Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

The arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is an arrondissement of France in French Guiana department in French Guiana region. It has eight communes. Its population is 97,568 (2021), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, and their INSEE codes, are:

  1. Apatou <small>(97360)</small>
  2. Awala-Yalimapo <small>(97361)</small>
  3. Grand-Santi <small>(97357)</small>
  4. Mana <small>(97306)</small>
  5. Maripasoula <small>(97353)</small>
  6. Papaïchton <small>(97362)</small>
  7. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni <small>(97311)</small>
  8. Saül <small>(97352)</small>

History

The arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni was established in 1969.

Before 2015, the arrondissements of French Guiana were subdivided into cantons. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni were, as of January 2015:

Prison plans

In May 2025, the French Government announced plans to build a new maximum security prison in the region.

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