Akouménaye | |
Other Name: | Yawakumenay |
Settlement Type: | Abandoned village |
Pushpin Map: | French Guiana |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in French Guiana |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | France |
Subdivision Type1: | Overseas region |
Subdivision Name1: | French Guiana |
Subdivision Type2: | Arrondissement |
Subdivision Name2: | Cayenne |
Subdivision Type3: | Commune |
Subdivision Name3: | Camopi |
Population As Of: | 1960 |
Population Total: | 0 |
Coordinates: | 2.95°N -76°W |
Akouménaye (also: Yawakumenay) was an Amerindian village of the Wayampi tribe in southeast French Guiana, close to the border with Brazil. The village was established in 1946 near Alicoto by the villagers of Tacouné.[1] In 1949, the village had 8 inhabitants.[1] The village chief was Paul Ilpe Alassouka. In 1960, the village was abandoned.[2]