Cabendadorp

Cabendadorp Kabenda dorp
Village
Cabendadorp (2006)
Cabendadorp
Coordinates: 5.3853°N 55.1589°W / 5.3853; -55.1589
Country	Suriname
District	Para District
Resort	Zuid
Established	1974
Government
• Captain	Jeane Kabenda[1]
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	330
Time zone	UTC-3 (AST)

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]

History

The 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

Cabendadorp 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

1. "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van inheemse dorpshoofden in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
2. "SURINAME Nieuws: - NIBA Suri Magazine". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
3. "Dorpshoofd Cabenda pleit voor meer landbouw". Commissariaat Para (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 February 2021.
4. Michiel van Kempen (2002). Een geschiedenis van de Surinaamse literatuur. Deel 2 (in Dutch). Paramaribo: Okopipi. p. 152.
5. "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). 2014. p. 147. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
6. "Cabendadorp verwelkomt initiatief voor school". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 February 2021.
7. "Cabendadorp neemt eigen ontwikkeling ter hand". Ministry of Regional Development (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 February 2021.