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]
Cabendadorp
Kabenda dorp | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Cabendadorp (2006) | |
  Cabendadorp | |
| Coordinates: 5°23′07″N 55°09′32″W / 5.3853°N 55.1589°W | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Para District |
| Resort | Zuid |
| Established | 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Captain | Jeane Kabenda[1] |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 330 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
History
editThe 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
editCabendadorp 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
edit- ^ a b c d e "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van inheemse dorpshoofden in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "SURINAME Nieuws: - NIBA Suri Magazine". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Dorpshoofd Cabenda pleit voor meer landbouw". Commissariaat Para (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ Michiel van Kempen (2002). Een geschiedenis van de Surinaamse literatuur. Deel 2 (in Dutch). Paramaribo: Okopipi. p. 152.
- ^ "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). 2014. p. 147. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Cabendadorp verwelkomt initiatief voor school". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Cabendadorp neemt eigen ontwikkeling ter hand". Ministry of Regional Development (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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