Godo Holo

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Fisiti in 1904
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Godo Holo
Location within Suriname
Coordinates: 4°03′38″N54°47′15″W / 4.060556°N 54.7875°W / 4.060556; -54.7875
Country Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
District Sipaliwini District
Resort Tapanahony
Time zone UTC-3

Godo Holo (also Godo Olo) is a group of villages in the Tapanahony resort of the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The villages are inhabited by Maroons of the Ndyuka people. [1]

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Godo Holo on a 1882 map

Godo Olo is the name for a group of three neighbouring villages: Saniki (also Sannetje), Fisiti (also Affivisti) and Pikienkondre of Miranda (Miranda's little village). [2] [3]

Godo Holo has a school and two churches, [1] Medical care is provided in Diitabiki which is about 10 kilometres North East of Godo Holo. [4] Godo Holo has regular flights to Paramaribo [5] from the Godo Holo Airstrip which is located in Pikinkondre of Miranda. [6] In November 2019, it was announced that the villages will get 24 hours of electricity via solar panels. [7]

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References

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  2. "Dorpen Zuidoost Suriname onder water" (in Dutch). June 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. "Bzzlletin. Jaargang 5". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1976–1977. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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  5. Stichting Planbureau Suriname 2014, p. 180.
  6. "Godo Holo Airstrip (SMGH)". World Airport Codes. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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