Makajapingo Explained

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]

References

  1. Web site: Structuur Analyse. 25 May 2020. Planning Office Suriname. nl.