Nieuw Jacobkondre Explained

Official Name:Nieuw Jacobkondre
Settlement Type:Village
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
Coordinates:4.9333°N -55.5333°W

Nieuw Jacobkondre (also Njoeng Jacob Kondre or just Jacobkondre) is a town in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. It is situated on the Saramacca River. The village is inhabited by Matawai people.[1]

Overview

The village of Jacobkondre was founded in the 1860s by Jacob Tooti. The original village was deserted around 1910, and a new settlement was built nearby.

The village has a school, clinic, and church.[1] In 2014, a police station was opened in Nieuw Jacobkondre, because of increased crime at the nearby gold mines and the garimpero (illegal gold miner) village of Villa Brazil.[2]

Transport

Nieuw Jacobkondre can be reached via an unpaved road which connects to the Southern East-West Link and from there to the rest of the country.[3] The Njoeng Jacob Kondre Airstrip also serves Nieuw Jacobkondre.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Structuur Analyse. 25 May 2020. Planning Office Suriname. nl.
  2. News: Politie-eenheden zullen gestationeerd worden te Nieuw Jacob Kondre. Dagblad Suriname. 5 March 2021. nl.
  3. News: Weg naar Nieuw Jacobkondre ernstig ingezakt. De Ware Tijd via Shoeket.com. 26 May 2020. nl.
  4. Web site: Njoeng Jacob Kondre, Sipaliwini, Suriname. GC Map. 26 May 2020.

Bibliography

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