Nieuw Jacobkondre

Nieuw Jacobkondre (also Njoeng Jacob Kondre or just Jacobkondre) is a town in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. It is situated on the Saramacca River. The village is inhabited by Matawai people.[1]

Nieuw Jacobkondre
Village
Nieuw Jacobkondre (1890)
Nieuw Jacobkondre (1890)
Nieuw Jacobkondre is located in Suriname
Nieuw Jacobkondre
Nieuw Jacobkondre
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 4.93333°N 55.5333°W / 4.93333; -55.5333
Country Suriname
DistrictSipaliwini District
Resort (municipality)Boven Saramacca

Overview

The village of Jacobkondre was founded in the 1860s by Jacob Tooti.[2] The original village was deserted around 1910, and a new settlement was built nearby.[3]

The village has a school, clinic, and church.[1] In 2014, a police station was opened in Nieuw Jacobkondre, because of increased crime at the nearby gold mines and the garimpero (illegal gold miner) village of Villa Brazil.[4]

Transport

Nieuw Jacobkondre can be reached via an unpaved road which connects to the Southern East-West Link and from there to the rest of the country.[5] The Njoeng Jacob Kondre Airstrip also serves Nieuw Jacobkondre.[6]

References
  1. "Structuur Analyse" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. Beet 2014, p. 190.
  3. Beet 2014, p. 300.
  4. "Politie-eenheden zullen gestationeerd worden te Nieuw Jacob Kondre". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. "Weg naar Nieuw Jacobkondre ernstig ingezakt". De Ware Tijd via Shoeket.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. "Njoeng Jacob Kondre, Sipaliwini, Suriname". GC Map. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

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