Lucie, Suriname Explained

Official Name:Lucie
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
Subdivision Name2:Kabalebo
Leader Title:Captain
Leader Name:Pepu Ipajari
Established Title:Settlement
Established Date:2004
Population As Of:2007
Population Total:18
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Coordinates:3.58°N -57.685°W

Lucie is a Tiriyó village at the mouth of the Lucie River in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village was founded in 2004.

Lucie lies about downstream the Courentyne River from the village of Amatopo and its airstrip. Like the inhabitants of Amatopo, the villagers of Lucie earn money selling souvenirs to tourists on Arapahu island. The village was founded, because Kwamalasamutu became overcrowded. As of 2005, the villagers living there are a vanguard for future migration.[1]

The inhabitants of Lucie identify as Okomoyana, a sub-identity of the Tiriyó.

Lucie was flooded during the 2008 rainy season.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: WEST SURINAME: WAT BETEKENT EEN GEΪNTEGREERDE ALUMINIUM INDUSTRIE VOOR DE INHEEMSE GGEMEENSCHAPPEN?. North-South Institute. 29 May 2020. nl.