Kourou
Commune in French Guiana, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kourou (/kuːˈruː/; French pronunciation: [kuʁu]) is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. Kourou is famous for being the location of the Guiana Space Centre, the main spaceport of France and the European Space Agency (ESA). It is an administrative district in French Guiana and the main town there.
Commune in French Guiana, France
Commune in French Guiana, France
Kourou | |
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  City center and beaches of Kourou | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
Location of Kourou  | |
| Coordinates: 5°09′35″N 52°39′01″W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Cayenne |
| Intercommunality | CC des Savanes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Ringuet[1] |
| Area 1 | 2,160 km2 (830 sq mi) |
| Population | 24,805 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97304 /97310 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |