Warnakomoponafaja

Warnakomoponafaja is a village in Boven Saramacca municipality (resort) in Sipaliwini District in Suriname.[1]

Warnakomoponafaja
Warnakomoponafaja (far left) on a 1917 map
Warnakomoponafaja (far left) on a 1917 map
Warnakomoponafaja is located in Suriname
Warnakomoponafaja
Warnakomoponafaja
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 4°40′21″N 55°34′48″W
Country Suriname
DistrictSipaliwini District
Resort (municipality)Boven Saramacca
Elevation
246 ft (75 m)
Time zoneUTC-3

The name of the village means "the hare who arrived from the fire". When the village was founded, a fire was made near the hole of a hare, and suddenly the hare escaped through the flames. The estimated population of the village in 1904 was about 80 people, and there were many fruit trees in the village.[2] As of 2014, the village is not listed on the settlements in Boven Saramacca, and has probably been abandoned.[3]

Nearby towns and villages include Makajapingo (2.0 nm), Tabrikiekondre (5.1 nm), La Valere (16.6 nm), Baikutu (17.4 nm), Stonkoe (1.4 nm) and Mofina (1.0 nm).

References
  1. "Warnakomoponafaja". Map Landia. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. A. J. van Stockum (1905). Een ontdekkingstocht in de binnenlanden van Suriname dagboek van de Saramaccaexpeditie (in Dutch). Amsterdam: G. P. Tierie. p. 319. Warna (=hare) Komop (=Come Up) Ona (=Out of) Faja (=Fire)
  3. "Structuur Analyse" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). p. 174. Retrieved 7 June 2020.


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