Cacao
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Village
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The village of Cacao
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  Cacao Location in French Guiana | |
| Coordinates: 4°34′10″N 52°28′9″W / 4.56944°N 52.46917°W / 4.56944; -52.46917 | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Cayenne |
| Commune | Roura |
| Population
(2007)[1]
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| • Total | 750 |
Cacao is a village in French Guiana, lying on the Comté river [fr] to the south of Cayenne. Most of the population are Hmong farmers, refugees from Laos who were resettled in French Guiana in[2] 1977.[3] The reasoning was that living, and working conditions were similar to their native land.[1] As of 2007, the village had a population of 750 people.[1]
The village is four blocks in size, with narrow streets. Local commercial outlets include restaurants, grocery and bread stores. There are two primary schools, but no secondary education facilities.[1] Public buildings include an insect museum,[4] a library, a church, and gendarmerie. There is also a Sunday morning market at which Hmong weaving, embroidery and food can be purchased.[3] The main hotel in Cacao is L'Auberge des Orpailleurs.[5] Tourist activities include jungle tours, canoeing and kayaking. During December the village hosts a Hmong New Year's festival that lasts about 3–4 days.[6]
The economy is based on agriculture. The villagers have 1,375 hectares of land. A freshwater prawn farm has been setup and is exporting 1 to 1.2 tons to the United States and Puerto Rico every month. A sawmill employs 70 people.[1]
Cacao has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Cacao is 27.1 °C (80.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 3,657.8 mm (144.01 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in October, at around 27.9 °C (82.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 26.4 °C (79.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Cacao was 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) on 31 October 1999; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 17.1 °C (62.8 °F) on 25 February 1980.
| Climate data for Cacao (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1978−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
35.5 (95.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.4 (86.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.5 (65.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 394.7 (15.54) |
345.1 (13.59) |
338.3 (13.32) |
459.0 (18.07) |
570.9 (22.48) |
397.1 (15.63) |
252.8 (9.95) |
161.9 (6.37) |
102.2 (4.02) |
105.8 (4.17) |
185.1 (7.29) |
344.9 (13.58) |
3,657.8 (144.01) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 24.8 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 23.5 | 28.1 | 25.8 | 23.5 | 17.6 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 16.9 | 24.2 | 252.1 |
| Source: Meteociel[7] | |||||||||||||
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