Aurora, Suriname

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Aurora
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 4°22′14″N55°23′59″W / 4.37056°N 55.39972°W / 4.37056; -55.39972
Country Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname
District Sipaliwini District
Resort (municipality) Boven Suriname
Population
[1]
  Total~6,000

Aurora is a town in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname on the Upper Suriname River. [2] Aurora is a tribal village, and has a twin village called Nieuw Aurora which was built as an extension. [1] The village is home to Maroons of the Saramaka tribe. [3]

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The school in Nieuw Aurora made the headlines in 2017, because it had a perfect graduation level of 100%. [4]

Aurora can be accessed by boat from Pokigron, [5] or from the Laduani Airstrip. [6]

Laduani

Laduani, also spelled as Ladoani, is a little village next to Aurora. [7] The health care centre, and airport for Aurora are located in Laduani. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nieuw Aurora". Kinderen van Nieuw Aurora (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. "Aurora, Suriname Page". Falling Rain. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). p. 190. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. "O.S. Nieuw Aurora voor het voetlicht". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. "Welcome to the Jungle". Vives Onderwijs in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. "Ladouanie Airport — Aurora, Sipaliwini, Suriname". Our Airports. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  7. Hetty Lootsma. Een kerkdienst in Aurora, Suriname. Academia (Thesis) (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  8. "Nieuw MZ Gezondheidscentrum geopend te Ladoani". Medische Zending. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

4°22′14″N55°23′59″W / 4.37056°N 55.39972°W / 4.37056; -55.39972