Régina

French commune|nomcommune=Régina
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mapcaption=Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
région=Guyane
département=Guyane
arrondissement=Cayenne
canton=
insee=97301
cp=97390
maire=Justin Anatole
mandat= 2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes de l'Est Guyanais
latitude = 4.311621
longitude = -52.137009
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alt mini=
alt maxi=
km²=12,130
sans=826
date-sans=January 2007 census
dens=0.07
date-dens=2007|

Régina is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas "région" and "département" of France located in South America. With a land area of 12,130 km² (4,683 square miles), it is the second-largest commune of France.

Régina lies on the Approuague River. In former times it was a gold mining centre. The Les Nourages Nature Reserve is located near the town.

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 Saint-Georges de l'Oyapock on the Brazilian border.

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/kouroufrenchguiana/sites/regina.html Images of Régina]