Kwattahede

Kwattahede (also: Kwataede[1]) is a village in Boven Saramacca resort in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. The village is inhabited by Matawai people.[2]

Kwattahede
Kwattahede is located in Suriname
Kwattahede
Kwattahede
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 4°48′31″N 55°32′57″W
Country Suriname
DistrictSipaliwini District
Resort (municipality)Boven Saramacca
Elevation
226 ft (69 m)
Time zoneUTC -3

The village was founded in the 1880s by Johannes King and is situated in the middle of the river.[1] The village has no school, no clinic, but does have a church.[2] The village did have a school in 1907,[3] but was abandoned during the Surinamese Interior War. It has been slightly repopulated in the 21st century.[1]

Nearby towns and villages include Moetoetoetabriki (1.4 nm), Heidoti (3.2 nm), Jacobkondre (8.1 nm), La Valere (13.0 nm) and Tabrikiekondre (3.0 nm).

References
  1. Migee, Bettina (2017). Putting Matawai on the Surinamese Linguistic Map. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. "Structuur Analyse" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. "Surinaamsche Almanak voor het Jaar 1908". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1907.


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