Sinnamary
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| region | French Guiana |
| Department | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Cayenne |
| Community association | Savanes |
| Coordinates | 5 ° 23 ′ N , 52 ° 58 ′ W |
| height | 0-235 m |
| surface | 1,340.00 km 2 |
| Residents | 2,919 (January 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 2 inhabitants / km 2 |
| Post Code | 97315 |
| INSEE code | 97312 |
Sinnamary is a French commune with 2919 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the overseas department of French Guiana on the Atlantic coast in South America .
geography
Sinnamary is located on the Sinnamary river of the same name near the Atlantic coast in northern French Guiana, 112 km northwest of Cayenne and 63 km from Kourou . To the north, Sinnamary is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, to the east by Kourou, to the south by Saint-Élie and to the west by Iracoubo . At 355 m, the highest point is the Plomb in the south of the municipality. On the border with Saint-Élie there is also the Petit-Saut dam , whose energy generation is sufficient to supply a large part of French Guiana with electricity. The resulting artificial lake has an area of approx. 350 km² and is therefore the largest artificial lake in France.
Personalities
Born:
- Henri Salvador (1917 - 2008), French singer
- Jean-Claude Darcheville (* 1975), French football player
Died:
- François-Louis Bourdon (* 1758, † 1798), politician during the French Revolution.
