Epoja, also known as Opoya, is a

Wayana The Wayana (alternate names: Ajana, Uaiana, Alucuyana, Guaque, Ojana, Oyana, Orcocoyana, Pirixi, Urukuena, Waiano etc.) are a Carib-speaking people located in the southeastern part of the Guiana highlands, a region divided between Brazil, Surina ...

village situated on the Lawa River in

French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic ...

Geography

Epoja is conjoined with the village of

Taluwen Talhuwen, also spelt as Taluwen, Taluhen and Taluen, is a Wayana village situated on the Lawa River in French Guiana. Education Talhuwen features the only primary school in the immediate vicinity. Children from the villages of Kawemhakan and ...

and

Alawataimë enï Alawataimë enï is a Wayana village situated on the Lawa River in French Guiana. Geography Alawataimë enï lies to the northeast of the village of Taluwen and Epoja Epoja, also known as Opoya, is a Wayana village situated on the Lawa River ...

and lies clies to the island village of

Kulumuli Kulumuli, also known by the name Twenkë, is a Wayana village situated on an island in the Lawa River in French Guiana. Kulumuli is the residence of the granman of the Wayana in French Guiana. Name The indigenous name for the village is Kulumu ...

. 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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References

* * Indigenous villages in French Guiana Maripasoula Villages in French Guiana {{FrenchGuiana-geo-stub