Macouria
Macouria | |
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View of the Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste of Tonate, along the RN1 road | |
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
Location of Macouria | |
| Coordinates: 5°00′50″N 52°28′27″W / 5.0139°N 52.4742°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Cayenne |
| Intercommunality | CA Centre Littoral |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Adelson |
Area 1 | 377.5 km2 (145.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 18,807 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97305 /97355 |
| Elevation | 0–183 m (0–600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Macouria (French pronunciation: [makuʁja]; French Guianese Creole: Makouya) is a commune of French Guiana located midway between Cayenne and Kourou, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. The seat of the commune is the settlement of Tonate, and so the commune is also known unofficially as Macouria-Tonate. The French Guiana Zoo is located in the commune.