City · French Guiana
Kourou
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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- Population: 24,029.
- Known for: being the location of the Guiana Space Centre, main spaceport of France.
- Area: 2160 sq km.
- Timezone: America/Cayenne.