Sipaliwini Savanna (town) explained

Official Name:Sipaliwini Savanna
Other Name:Sipaliwini
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:Coeroeni
Leader Title:Captain
Leader Name:Essikeo Japawai
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:86[1]
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Coordinates:2.025°N -56.1247°W
Footnotes:Sources: Bing Maps[2] OSM[3]

Sipaliwini Savanna, also called Sipaliwini, is a Tiriyó village on the Sipaliwini River in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village lies next to the Sipaliwini Airstrip. The nearest village in Suriname is Alalapadu which is located 60 kilometres north on a map, but due to the twists and turns of the river, the town of Kwamalasamutu which lies 83 kilometres west is easier to reach. The Brazilian village of Missão can be reached by an unpaved path.[4]

The electricity facilities were destroyed during the Surinamese Interior War, and only a couple of private diesel generators remained operating. As of November 2019, the village has 24 hours of electricity using solar panels.[5] There is a school, a clinic and a church. The economy depends on small scale agriculture.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen. Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname. 22 June 2022. nl.
  2. Web site: Sipaliwini. Bing Maps. Microsoft. 14 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Sipaliwini. OpenStreetMap. 14 April 2018.
  4. Web site: DORPSPLAN SIPALIWINI 2011 –2014. nl. 27 May 2020. Institute for Graduate Studies & Research.
  5. News: 24 uur elektriciteit voor Curuni en Sipaliwini Savanne. GFC Nieuws. 17 June 2020. nl.