Kumakahpan
| Kumakahpan | |
|---|---|
  Kumakahpan Location in Suriname | |
| Coordinates: 3°21′40″N 54°3′31″W / 3.36111°N 54.05861°W | |
| Country | Suriname |
| District | Sipaliwini District |
| Resort (municipality) | Tapanahony |
| Government | |
| • Captain | Aputu |
Kumakahpan is a Wayana village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village lies on the banks of the Lawa River, which forms the border with French Guiana.[1]
Name
Kumakahpan means "place of the Kapok tree".[1]
Geography
Kumakahpan lies about 7 km (4.3 mi) downstream the Lawa River from the village of Antecume Pata and 5.5 km (3.4 mi) upstream the Lawa River from the villages of Kulumuli and Pïleike.
Notes
- 1 2 Boven 2006, p. 102.
References
Boven, Karin M. (2006). Overleven in een Grensgebied: Veranderingsprocessen bij de Wayana in Suriname en Frans-Guyana (PDF). Amsterdam: Rozenberg Publishers.
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