Djumu Explained

Official Name:Djumu
Pushpin Map:Suriname
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Suriname
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Suriname
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Sipaliwini District
Subdivision Type2:Resort (municipality)
Subdivision Name2:Boven Suriname
Unit Pref:Imperial
Coordinates:4.0139°N -55.4722°W

Djumu, also spelled Djoemoe, is a village in Suriname. It is located at the confluence of the Gran Rio and the Pikin Rio which continue as the Upper Suriname River.[1] The village is home to Maroons of the Saramaka tribe.[2]

Healthcare

Djumu is home to a Medische Zending healthcare centre.[3] Djumu and neighbouring villages were isolated from the rest of Suriname by rapids. The 1,500 people who lived in and near Djumu at the time and petitioned granman Agbago Aboikoni for a hospital. The Jaja Dande Hospital was constructed in 1962.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kodoufii tapawatra resort. Facebook. 21 May 2020. nl.
  2. Web site: Planning Office Suriname - Districts. Planning Office Suriname. nl. 13 February 2021. 189.
  3. Web site: Zorggebied. Medische Zending.sr. 21 May 2020. nl. 30 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220930070719/http://www.medischezending.sr/mz/zorggebied/. dead.
  4. Schakels . 75. 1970 . 34. The Hague. Cabinet of the Prime-Minister of Suriname.