Kumakahpan | |
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Coordinates: 3°21′40″N 54°3′31″W / 3.36111°N 54.05861°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Sipaliwini District |
Resort (municipality) | Tapanahony |
Government | |
• Basya | Anita Alijana [1] |
Population (2020)
[1] | |
• Total | 27 |
Kumakahpan is a Wayana village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village lies on the banks of the Lawa River, which forms the border with French Guiana. [2]
Kumakahpan means "place of the kumakah". Kumakah and Kankantri are local names for Ceiba pentandra, the kapok tree. [2] [3]
Kumakahpan lies about 7 km (4.3 mi) downstream the Lawa River from the village of Antecume Pata and 5.5 km (3.4 mi) upstream the Lawa River from the villages of Kulumuli and Pïleike.
Kumakahpan | |
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Coordinates: 3°21′40″N 54°3′31″W / 3.36111°N 54.05861°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Sipaliwini District |
Resort (municipality) | Tapanahony |
Government | |
• Basya | Anita Alijana [1] |
Population (2020)
[1] | |
• Total | 27 |
Kumakahpan is a Wayana village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village lies on the banks of the Lawa River, which forms the border with French Guiana. [2]
Kumakahpan means "place of the kumakah". Kumakah and Kankantri are local names for Ceiba pentandra, the kapok tree. [2] [3]
Kumakahpan lies about 7 km (4.3 mi) downstream the Lawa River from the village of Antecume Pata and 5.5 km (3.4 mi) upstream the Lawa River from the villages of Kulumuli and Pïleike.