Cayenne

<p>Cayenne  is the <a href="/facts/Prefectures_in_France/JDJ5Dr7s">prefecture</a> of <a href="/facts/French_Guiana/aFSETEKm">French Guiana</a>, an <a href="/facts/Overseas_region/SosQ94H2">overseas region</a> and <a href="/facts/Overseas_department/SosQ94H2">department</a> of France located in South America and its capital city.  The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the <a href="/facts/Cayenne_River/gk2RAr98">Cayenne River</a> on the <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Ocean/EI4uChIb">Atlantic</a> coast.  The city's motto is "fert aurum industria", which means "work brings wealth". Cayenne is the largest <a href="/facts/Francophone/I9arP2JJ">Francophone</a> city of the <a href="/facts/South_America/PhrFEMk7">South American</a> continent.
</p><p>In the 2021 census, there were 151,103 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Cayenne (as defined by <a href="/facts/INSEE/a2Tbjcz8">INSEE</a>), 63,468 of whom lived in the city (<a href="/facts/Communes_of_France/76pNg6kk">commune</a>) of Cayenne proper.
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