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Cabendadorp

Coordinates: 5°23′07″N 55°09′32″W / 5.3853°N 55.1589°W / 5.3853; -55.1589
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Cabendadorp
Kabenda dorp
Village
Cabendadorp (2006)
Cabendadorp (2006)
Cabendadorp is located in Suriname
Cabendadorp
Cabendadorp
Coordinates: 5°23′07″N 55°09′32″W / 5.3853°N 55.1589°W / 5.3853; -55.1589
Country Suriname
DistrictPara District
ResortZuid
Established1974
Government
 • CaptainJeane Kabenda[1]
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total330
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Cabendadorp (also Kabenda dorp[1]) is an indigenous village of Kalina[1] Amerindians in the resort of Zuid in the Para District in Suriname. The village is located on the Avobakaweg south of the Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport.[2]

History

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The village was founded in 1974 by Joseph Cabenda who served as village chief until his death in 2012.[3]

The village is home to Leo Julius Toenaé whose family produces pottery, and who was known as a story teller.[4]

Overview

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Cabendadorp has a clinic.[5] As of 2020, there is no school and the children have to take the bus to neighbouring Powakka and Zanderij.[6] The village has been allocated 4,375 hectares of communal land.[7] The village chief as of 2020 is Jeane Kabenda.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van inheemse dorpshoofden in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ^ "SURINAME Nieuws: - NIBA Suri Magazine". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Dorpshoofd Cabenda pleit voor meer landbouw". Commissariaat Para (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  4. ^ Michiel van Kempen (2002). Een geschiedenis van de Surinaamse literatuur. Deel 2 (in Dutch). Paramaribo: Okopipi. p. 152.
  5. ^ "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). 2014. p. 147. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Cabendadorp verwelkomt initiatief voor school". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Cabendadorp neemt eigen ontwikkeling ter hand". Ministry of Regional Development (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 February 2021.