Official Name: | Makajapingo |
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 Saramacca |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | 4.7192°N -55.5517°W |
Elevation M: | 63 |
Makajapingo is a village in Boven Saramacca (resort) in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. The village is inhabited by Matawai people.[1]
Nearby towns and villages include Pakka-Pakka (8.6 nm), Moetoetoetabriki (7.0 nm), Tabrikiekondre (3.2 nm), Stonkoe (3.2 nm) and Warnakomoponafaja (2.0 nm).
The villages does not have a school or a clinic, but does have a church, and unlike most Matawai settlements, it is Catholic.[1]