Sipaliwini

Sipaliwini is a Tiriyó village on the Sipaliwini River in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname.[4] 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.[5]

This article is about the village of Sipaliwini. For the District and River of Sipaliwini, see Sipaliwini District and Sipaliwini River.
Sipaliwini
Sipaliwini
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 2°1′33″N 56°7′29″W
CountrySuriname
DistrictSipaliwini District
ResortCoeroeni
Population
 (2020)
 • Total160[1]
Sources: Bing Maps[2] OSM[3]

The Surinamese Interior War destroyed electricity the facilities, and there were only a couple of private diesel generators remaining. As of November 2019, the village has 24 hours of electricity using solar panels.[6] There is a school, a clinic and a church. The economy depends on small-scale agriculture.[5]

References
  1. "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. "Sipaliwini". Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. "Sipaliwini". Open Street Map. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  4. Carlin & Mans 2015, p. 93.
  5. "DORPSPLAN SIPALIWINI 2011 –2014" (PDF). Institute for Graduate Studies & Research (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  6. "24 uur elektriciteit voor Curuni en Sipaliwini Savanne". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 June 2020.

Bibliography
  • Carlin, Eithne B.; Mans, Jimmy (2015). "Movement through Time in the Southern Guianas: Deconstructing the Amerindian Kaleidoscope". In Carlin, Eithne B.; Léglise, Isabelle; Migge, Bettina; Tjon Sie Fat, Paul B. (eds.). In and Out of Suriname: Language, Mobility and Identity. Leiden, Boston: Brill. pp. 76–100. ISBN 978-90-04-28011-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Heemskerk, Marieke; Delvoye, Katia (2007). Trio Baseline Study: A sustainable livelihoods perspective on the Trio Indigenous Peoples of South Suriname (PDF). Paramaribo: Stichting Amazon Conservation Team-Suriname.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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