Cabendadorp Explained

Official Name:Cabendadorp
Other Name:Kabenda dorp
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Suriname
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Suriname
Subdivision Name1:Para District
Subdivision Type2:Resort
Subdivision Name2:Zuid
Leader Title:Captain
Leader Name:Jeane Kabenda
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1974
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:330
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:5.3853°N -55.1589°W

Cabendadorp (also Kabenda dorp[1]) is an indigenous village of Kalina[1] Amerindians in the resort of Zuid in the Para District in Suriname. The village is located on the Avobakaweg south of the Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport.[2]

History

The village was founded in 1974 by Joseph Cabenda who served as village chief until his death in 2012.[3]

The village is home to Leo Julius Toenaé whose family produces pottery, and who was known as a story teller.[4]

Overview

Cabendadorp has a clinic.[5] As of 2020, there is no school and the children have to take the bus to neighbouring Powakka and Zanderij.[6] The village has been allocated 4,375 hectares of communal land.[7] The village chief as of 2020 is Jeane Kabenda.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen. nl. 22 June 2022. Vereniging van inheemse dorpshoofden in Suriname.
  2. Web site: SURINAME Nieuws: - NIBA Suri Magazine. 2005. Suriname.nu. 18 February 2021. nl.
  3. Web site: Dorpshoofd Cabenda pleit voor meer landbouw. Commissariaat Para. 18 February 2021. nl.
  4. Book: Een geschiedenis van de Surinaamse literatuur. Deel 2. Michiel van Kempen. 152. 2002. Paramaribo. Okopipi. nl.
  5. Web site: 2014. Planning Office Suriname - Districts. Planning Office Suriname. nl. 147. 18 February 2021.
  6. News: Cabendadorp verwelkomt initiatief voor school. Dagblad Suriname. 18 February 2021. nl.
  7. Web site: Cabendadorp neemt eigen ontwikkeling ter hand. Ministry of Regional Development. 18 February 2021. nl.