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]