Pakka-Pakka
Pakkapakka | |
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Coordinates: 4°37′54″N 55°40′31″W / 4.63167°N 55.67528°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Sipaliwini District |
Resort (municipality) | Boven Saramacca |
Elevation | 240 ft (73 m) |
Time zone | UTC-3 |
Pakka-Pakka or Pakkapakka, also Pakkapakka 1 (right side river) and Pakkapakka 2 (left side), is a Maroon village in the rainforest of Boven Saramacca resort in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. The village is inhabited by Matawai people. [1] The village was founded in the 1860s and was originally home to both Matawai and Kwinti people. [2]
The village has no school, no clinic, but does have a church. [1] There was a school in 1924. [3]
Nearby towns and villages include Kapoesanti (25.0 nm), Kaaimanston (36.8 nm), Moetoetoetabriki (13.9 nm), Heidoti (15.6 nm), Stonkoe (6.3 nm), Makajapingo (8.6 nm) and Asoenoebo (1.0 nm) .
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Pakka-Pakka
Pakkapakka | |
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Coordinates: 4°37′54″N 55°40′31″W / 4.63167°N 55.67528°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Sipaliwini District |
Resort (municipality) | Boven Saramacca |
Elevation | 240 ft (73 m) |
Time zone | UTC-3 |
Pakka-Pakka or Pakkapakka, also Pakkapakka 1 (right side river) and Pakkapakka 2 (left side), is a Maroon village in the rainforest of Boven Saramacca resort in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. The village is inhabited by Matawai people. [1] The village was founded in the 1860s and was originally home to both Matawai and Kwinti people. [2]
The village has no school, no clinic, but does have a church. [1] There was a school in 1924. [3]
Nearby towns and villages include Kapoesanti (25.0 nm), Kaaimanston (36.8 nm), Moetoetoetabriki (13.9 nm), Heidoti (15.6 nm), Stonkoe (6.3 nm), Makajapingo (8.6 nm) and Asoenoebo (1.0 nm) .
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