Régina 2490611 219261477 2008-06-14T10:52:30Z M-le-mot-dit 2665896 /* External links */ nav template {{French commune|nomcommune=Régina| map_size=220px| adjustable_map =regina.PNG| mapcaption=Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana| région=[[French Guiana|Guyane]] | département=[[French Guiana|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 | alt moy=| alt mini= | alt maxi= | km²=12,130| sans=826| date-sans=January 2007 census| dens=0.07| date-dens=2007|}} '''Régina''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] of [[French Guiana]], an [[overseas region|overseas ''région'']] and [[Overseas department|''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 [[Pavement (material)#Asphalt paving|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 ''[[Prefectures in France|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 [[Suriname]]se border to Saint-Georges de l'Oyapock on the Brazilian border. ==External links== * [http://www.geocities.com/kouroufrenchguiana/sites/regina.html Images of Régina] [[Category:Communes of Guyane]] {{Guyane communes}} {{FrenchGuiana-geo-stub}} [[de:Régina]] [[fr:Régina]] [[it:Régina]]