Kayodé or Cayodé is a Teko and Wayana village on the Tampok River in French Guiana.

Kayodé
Kayodé is located in French Guiana
Kayodé
Kayodé
Location in French Guiana
Coordinates: 3°23′23″N 53°55′29″W / 3.38972°N 53.92472°W / 3.38972; -53.92472
CountryFrance
Overseas regionFrench Guiana
ArrondissementSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni
CommuneMaripasoula
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Totalcirca 350

The Tampok River is heavily polluted by illegal gold mining, causing adverse affects among the Kayodé population which uses the river for fishing and bathing.[2]

Education

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A primary school opened in Kayodé in 1988, which was extended in 1997.[3][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ "A Kayodé, le centre de loisirs est fermé jusqu'à nouvel ordre". France Guyane (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ Boven 2006, pp. 226, 232.
  3. ^ Duin 2009, p. 175.
  4. ^ "École maternelle et élémentaire". French Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

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