| Pakka-Pakka Pakkapakka | |
|---|---|
  Pakka-PakkaLocation in Suriname | |
| Coordinates: 4°37′54″N 55°40′31″W / 4.63167°N 55.67528°W / 4.63167; -55.67528 | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Sipaliwini District |
| Resort (municipality) | Boven Saramacca |
| Elevation | 240 ft (73 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 |
Pakka-Pakka or Pakkapakka, also Pakkapakka 1 (right side river) and Pakkapakka 2 (left side), is a Maroon village in the rainforest of Boven Saramacca resort in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. The village is inhabited by Matawai people. The village was founded in the 1860s and was originally home to both Matawai and Kwinti people.
The village has no school, no clinic, but does have a church. There was a school in 1924.
Nearby towns and villages include Kapoesanti (25.0 nm), Kaaimanston (36.8 nm), Moetoetoetabriki (13.9 nm), Heidoti (15.6 nm), Stonkoe (6.3 nm), Makajapingo (8.6 nm) and Asoenoebo (1.0 nm) .
References
- ^ "Structuur Analyse" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- Migee, Bettina (2017). Putting Matawai on the Surinamese Linguistic Map. John Benjamins Publishing.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - "De Vraagbaak. Almanak voor Suriname 1925". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1924. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
| Resorts and places in Sipaliwini District, Suriname | |
|---|---|
| Boven Coppename | |
| Boven Saramacca | |
| Boven Suriname | |
| Coeroeni | |
| Kabalebo | |
| Pamacca | |
| Tapanahony | |
| The district has no capital | |
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