Mapaou

Mapaou is a locality in French Guiana. Mapaou is situated nearby to the quarter Cité Mont Lucas, as well as near the locality Trou Biran.

Places of Interest

Highlights include University of French Guiana and Plage de Bourda.

University of French Guiana

University

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The University of French Guiana is a French public university, created in 2014 in French Guiana. It was formed from two existing campuses of the University of the French West Indies and Guiana.

Plage de Bourda

Beach

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Plage de Bourda is a beach.

Colline de Montabo

Peak

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Colline de Montabo is a peak, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Mapaou.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Remire-Montjoly and Matoury.

Remire-Montjoly is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located on the northeast coast of South America. Remire-Montjoly is a suburb of Cayenne, the capital préfecture and largest city of French Guiana. Remire-Montjoly is situated 3½ km southeast of Mapaou.

Matoury

Town

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Matoury is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. Matoury is a southern suburb of Cayenne, the préfecture and largest city of French Guiana. Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport, the main international airport of French Guiana, is located in the commune of Matoury. Matoury is situated 9 km south of Mapaou.

Mapaou

Latitude

4.92823° or 4° 55′ 42″ north

Longitude

-52.30078° or 52° 18′ 3″ west

Elevation

11 metres (36 feet)

Open location code

68P9WMHX+7M

GeoNames ID

11953226

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Mapaou” goes by many names.

French: “Mapaou”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cité Mont Lucas and Trou Biran.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Université de Guyane, campus Troubiran and Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, campus Troubiran.

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