Lebidoti

Lebidotie
Lebidotie ; Lebidoti
	Village
	Lebidotie
	Coordinates: 4°39′47″N 54°56′50″W
Country	Suriname
District	Brokopondo District
Resort	Sarakreek
Time zone	UTC-3 (AST)

Lebidoti is a village in Suriname with a population of about 1,000 and two nearby villages of Bakoe and Pitean. The people are of Maroon[1] descent, specifically the Aukan tribe, and moved to this specific location when the building of the Afobaka dam created the Brokopondo Reservoir.[2]

Healthcare

Lebidoti is home to a Medische Zending healthcare centre.[3]

References

"Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
"Sranan. Cultuur in Suriname". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
"Zorggebied". Medische Zending.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 May 2020.

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[census-1] "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 19 May 2020.

[2] "Sranan. Cultuur in Suriname". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 May 2020.

[3] "Zorggebied". Medische Zending.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 May 2020.