Kourou

Summary

Kourou is a commune of France^[1]. Kourou ranks in the top 0.48% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,337 views/month, #150 of 31,031).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kourou is located in Canton of Kourou^[3].
• Kourou is located in French Guiana^[4].
• Kourou is located in arrondissement of Cayenne^[5].
• Kourou is in the country of France^[6].
• Kourou's head of government is recorded as François Ringuet^[7].
• Kourou's instance of is recorded as commune of France^[8].
• Kourou's shares border with is recorded as Macouria^[9].
• Kourou's shares border with is recorded as Roura^[10].
• Kourou's shares border with is recorded as Sinnamary^[11].
• Kourou's shares border with is recorded as Montsinéry-Tonnégrande^[12].
• Kourou's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Élie^[13].
• Kourou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Macapá^[14].
• Kourou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cordes-sur-Ciel^[15].
• Kourou's postal code is recorded as 97310^[16].
• Kourou's Commons category is recorded as Kourou^[17].
• Kourou's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 5.1583333333333, 'longitude': -52.642777777778}^[18].
• Kourou's official website is recorded as http://www.ville-kourou.fr^[19].
• Kourou's official website is recorded as http://www.kourou.fr^[20].
• Kourou's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kourou^[21].
• Kourou's Commons gallery is recorded as Kourou^[22].
• Kourou's email address is recorded as mailto:urbanisme@ville-kourou.fr^[23].
• Kourou has a population of {'amount': '+25793'}^[24].
• Kourou has a population of {'amount': '+26221'}^[25].
• Kourou has a population of {'amount': '+25685'}^[26].
• Kourou has a population of {'amount': '+24959'}^[27].

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Geography

Kourou is in the country of France^[6]. Located in include Canton of Kourou^[3], a canton of France^[28], in France^[29]; French Guiana^[4], an overseas department and region of France^[30], in France^[31], founded in 1946^[32]; and arrondissement of Cayenne^[5], an arrondissement of France^[33], in France^[34].

Physical Characteristics

Kourou covers an area of {'amount': '+2160'}^[35]. Kourou sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+2'}^[36]. Population counts include {'amount': '+25793'}^[24], {'amount': '+26221'}^[25], {'amount': '+25685'}^[26], {'amount': '+24959'}^[27], {'amount': '+13873'}^[37], and {'amount': '+19107'}^[38].

Designation and Status

Kourou's instance of is recorded as commune of France^[8].

Why It Matters

Kourou ranks in the top 0.48% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,337 views/month, #150 of 31,031).^[2] Kourou has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Kourou is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]