Régina

Régina is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. With a land area of 12,130 km2 (4,680 sq mi), it is the second-largest commune of France.[1] The town is named after the first merchant who settled in the area.[2]

Régina
Commune
A view of the Approuague from Regina
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
Location of Régina
Coordinates: 4°18′42″N 52°08′13″W
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentFrench Guiana
ArrondissementCayenne
IntercommunalityEst Guyanais
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Michel Quammie
Area
1
12,130 km2 (4,680 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
934
 • Density0.077/km2 (0.20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−03:00
INSEE/Postal code
97301 /97390
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Régina lies on the Approuague River. In former times it was a gold mining centre.[3] During the 1870s, it was home to several thousand people.[2] In 1936, Régina became the capital of the commune.[3] The Nouragues Nature Reserve is located near the town. The reserve was created in 1996, and covers 76,000 hectares.[4]

Following the construction of a bridge over the Approuague River in 2003, an asphalted road from Régina to Saint-Georges de l'Oyapock (a town by the Brazilian border) was opened in 2004, completing the road from Cayenne (the préfecture and largest city of French Guiana) to the Brazilian border. It is now possible to drive on a fully paved road from Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni on the Surinamese border to Oiapoque, Brazil.[5]

Villages

See also

References
  1. "Villes de plus grande taille, superficie, surface - toutes-les-villes". Toutes les Villes via Archive.org (in French). 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. "Guide Régina". Petite Futé (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. "Guizanbourg: Un village au confluent des temps". Une Saison en Guyane (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. "Décret n°96-491 du 6 juin 1996 portant création de la réserve naturelle de La Trinité (Guyane)". Government of the French Republic (in French). 6 June 1996. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. "Le secteur des transports dans les DCOM (Page 37)". Study Lib.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2020.



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