Kwattahede

Coordinates: 4°48′31″N 55°32′57″W / 4.80861°N 55.54917°W / 4.80861; -55.54917
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Kwattahede
Kwattahede is located in Suriname
Kwattahede
Kwattahede
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 4°48′31″N 55°32′57″W / 4.80861°N 55.54917°W / 4.80861; -55.54917
Country Suriname
DistrictSipaliwini District
Resort (municipality)Boven Saramacca
Elevation
226 ft (69 m)
Time zoneUTC -3

Kwattahede (also: Kwataede[1]) is a village in Boven Saramacca resort in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. The village is inhabited by Matawai people.[2]

The village was founded in the 1880s by Johannes King and is situated in the middle of the river.[1] The village has no school, no clinic, but does have a church.[2] The village did have a school in 1907,[3] but was abandoned during the Surinamese Interior War. It has been slightly repopulated in the 21st century.[1]

Nearby towns and villages include Moetoetoetabriki (1.4 nm), Heidoti (3.2 nm), Jacobkondre (8.1 nm), La Valere (13.0 nm) and Tabrikiekondre (3.0 nm).

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Migee, Bettina (2017). Putting Matawai on the Surinamese Linguistic Map. John Benjamins Publishing. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b "Structuur Analyse" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Surinaamsche Almanak voor het Jaar 1908". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1907.