Camopi
Sign in to saveCamopi (; ) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. Camopi is mainly inhabited by Amerindians of the Wayampi and Teko tribes.
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Camopi
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Village de Camopi.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Aerial view of Camopi
- French commune.adjustable map
- Locator map of Camopi 2022.png
- French commune.map caption
- Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Georges
- French commune.INSEE
- 97356
- French commune.postal code
- 97330
- French commune.mayor
- Laurent Yawalou
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Est Guyanais
- French commune.area km2
- 10030
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Camopi
- Population
- 2189
- Area
- 10030
- Elevation
- 118
- Image
- Village de Camopi.jpg
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- Commons category
- Camopi
- postal code
- 97330
- male population
- 913
- female population
- 892
- native label
- Camopi
- phone number
- +33-5-94-37-44-00
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Camopi (; ) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. Camopi is mainly inhabited by Amerindians of the Wayampi and Teko tribes.
== History == thumb|Entrance to the Camopi encampment of the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment. In 1738, a Jesuit mission opened on the river Oyapock near the current town of Camopi. The missionaries brought European diseases and caused a depopulation. In 1763, the Jesuits left and most of the population dispersed.
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