Kourou
Sign in to saveKourou ( ; ) 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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Kourou is a town in French Guiana, a French territory in South America, and serves as an important administrative center for the region. It is world-renowned as the location of the Guiana Space Centre, which operates as the primary spaceport for both France and the European Space Agency.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kourou
- Region
- Guyane
- Country
- France
- Population
- 24,029
- Timezone
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19 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Era of Kalini people
- Early colonization
- Expedition
- Prisons
- CSG and the French Foreign Legion
- Demographics
- Historical population
- Migrations
- Climate
- Economy
- Transportation
- Politics
- Tourism
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
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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.
==Geography== 200px|thumb|left|Beach at Kourou, 2005