Tamarin, Suriname

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Tamarin
Panorama of Tamarin (1943)
Panorama of Tamarin (1943)
Tamarin is located in Suriname
Tamarin
Tamarin
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 5°46′19″N 54°23′4″W / 5.77194°N 54.38444°W / 5.77194; -54.38444
CountrySuriname
DistrictMarowijne District
Resort (municipality)Wanhatti
Population
 (2014)
 • Total36

Tamarin is a Ndyuka Maroon village on the Cottica River in Suriname. Tamarin was the place of the Catholic mission on the Cottica River, which operated a church, a boarding school, a clinic, and a sawmill.[1] The mission was deserted during the Surinamese Interior War. Only the school is still in operation today.

Since 2011, there has been a road connecting Tamarin to the East-West Link, via the laterite road that had already connected Wanhatti since 1972.[2]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Van Eyck 1954, pp. 191–195.
  2. ^ Mulder, Nikki (2013-02-23). "Hoop voor vergeten dorpen aan de Cottica". De Ware Tijd. Paramaribo. Retrieved 2014-09-01.

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