Élahé
Malipahpan | |
|---|---|
  Élahé Location in French Guiana | |
| Coordinates: 3°27′54″N 54°00′17″W / 3.46500°N 54.00472°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Commune | Maripasoula |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 120 |
Élahé, also known by the names Malipahpan and Maripahpan, is a Wayana village on the Tampok River in French Guiana.[1] A minority of Teko also live in the village.[2]
Education
Geography
Élahé is situated about 6.5 km (4.0 mi) downstream the Lawa River from the village of Kawemhakan, which lies on the west bank of the river and hence is in Suriname.
Notes
- ↑ Boven 2006, p. 99.
- ↑ Duin 2009, p. 138.
- ↑ Duin 2009, pp. 174–175.
- ↑ "École maternelle et élémentaire". French Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
References
- Boven, Karin M. (2006). Overleven in een Grensgebied: Veranderingsprocessen bij de Wayana in Suriname en Frans-Guyana (PDF). Amsterdam: Rozenberg Publishers.
- Duin, Renzo Sebastiaan (2009). Wayana Socio-political Landscapes: Multi-scalar Regionality and Temporality in Guiana (PDF). University of Florida.
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