Roura | |
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![]() Roura as seen from the Oyak River | |
![]() Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
Coordinates: 4°43′27″N 52°19′17″W / 4.7242°N 52.3215°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
Arrondissement | Cayenne |
Intercommunality | CA Centre Littoral |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Labrador[1] |
Area 1 | 3,902.5 km2 (1,506.8 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 3,382 |
• Density | 0.87/km2 (2.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−03:00 |
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. |
Roura (French pronunciation: [ʁuʁa]) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. 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.[3]