Epoja Explained

Official Name:Epoja
Other Name:Opoya
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:Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Subdivision Type3:Commune
Subdivision Name3:Maripasoula
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Coordinates:3.3806°N -54.0503°W

Epoja, also known as Opoya, is a Wayana village situated on the Lawa River in French Guiana.

Geography

Epoja is conjoined with the village of Taluwen and Alawataimë enï and lies clies to the island village of Kulumuli. In the 1990s, a village by the name of Esperance was founded by Wayana migrating from Suriname next to Epoja and Taluwen.

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