Javouhey

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Javouhey
Town
Javouhey is located in French Guiana
Javouhey
Javouhey
Location in French Guiana
Coordinates: 5°36′25″N 53°49′5″W / 5.60694°N 53.81806°W / 5.60694; -53.81806Coordinates: 5°36′25″N 53°49′5″W / 5.60694°N 53.81806°W / 5.60694; -53.81806
CountryFrance
Overseas regionFrench Guiana
ArrondissementSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni
CommuneMana
Population
 (2005)[1]
 • Total~1,000

Javouhey is a town in northwest French Guiana in the Mana commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. Most of its people are Hmong refugees from Laos who settled in French Guiana.[2] Javouhey was founded in 1978, as the second Hmong settlement village in French Guiana after Cacao. The village is on a former agricultural colony founded by Anne-Marie Javouhey in 1822.[2] The reasoning was that living, and working conditions were similar to their native land.[2] As of 2005, the village has a population of about 1,000 people.[1]

Overview[]

There are two primary schools, the new one just completed in 2006,[3] a Catholic church, and the biggest Protestant church in French Guiana.[4][5] There are three family owned stores, one with a gas station.[1] There is a Sunday market, where foods, souvenirs, and Hmong crafts can be purchase. In comparison to the Hmong villages in French Guiana; Javouhey is more so a traditional Hmong-Laos village, while Cacao - a more Hmong-French village. The contrast is in the area of lifestyle; clothing, home, and practice of tradition.[1]

The best time to visit Javouhey is during the week of Christmas, when the Hmong New Year's festival is held during the hot and dry season.[6] There is a French-owned Bungolow hotels a few minutes outside of Javouhey with minimum accommodation. Javouhey is about 2.5 km2 (1 sq mi) in size.[2] The economy is based on agriculture.[1]

The town has a football club, , who won the 1989–90 and 1990–91 editions of the Coupe de Guyane.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Hmong Resettlement in French Guiana" (PDF). Hmong Studies. 2005. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Des Hmongs en Guyane". ANAI Asso.org (National Association of Elders and Friends of Indochina) (in French). Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Les écoles". Mairie Mana (in French). Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Église Évangélique Hmong". Eglises.org (in French). Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Diocèse de Cayenne". Guyane.Catholique.org (in French). Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  6. ^ "La fête du nouvel an Hmong au village Javouhey". France, la Première (in French). Retrieved 31 May 2020.

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