Kourou
Kourou is a city in French Guiana with a population of about 24,029.
French GuianaTown🏆 #4 most populated in French Guiana🕐 America/Cayenne
Kourou is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. Kourou is famous for being the location of the Guiana Space Centre, the main spaceport of France and the European Space Agency (ESA). It is an administrative district in French Guiana and the main town there.
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About Kourou
| Country | French Guiana |
| Continent | South America |
| Explore | GF |
| Population | 24,029 |
| Local currency | EUR |
| Coordinates | 5.1628, -52.6427 |
| Time zone | America/Cayenne |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Town |
| Distance to the capital | 42 km · Cayenne |
| Population (French Guiana) | #4 most populated in French Guiana |
| Where on Earth | 5°9′46″N · 52°38′34″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 575 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 9,444 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Aba (Nigeria) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -5.16, 127.36 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| São Paulo | 3,259 km |
| New York | 4,490 km |
| London | 7,050 km |
| Paris | 7,079 km |
| Los Angeles | 7,446 km |
| Cairo | 9,132 km |