Warnakomoponafaja is a village in Boven Saramacca municipality (resort) in Sipaliwini District in Suriname.[1]
Warnakomoponafaja | |
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 Warnakomoponafaja (far left) on a 1917 map | |
  Warnakomoponafaja Location in Suriname | |
| Coordinates: 4°40′21″N 55°34′48″W / 4.67250°N 55.58000°W | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Sipaliwini District |
| Resort (municipality) | Boven Saramacca |
| Elevation | 246 ft (75 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-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
edit- ^ "Warnakomoponafaja". Map Landia. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Structuur Analyse" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). p. 174. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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