Heidoti

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Heidoti
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Heidoti
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 4°52′15″N55°34′12″W / 4.87083°N 55.57000°W / 4.87083; -55.57000 Coordinates: 4°52′15″N55°34′12″W / 4.87083°N 55.57000°W / 4.87083; -55.57000
Country Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname
District Sipaliwini District
Resort (municipality) Boven Saramacca
Elevation
70 ft (20 m)
Time zone UTC-3

Heidoti is a village in Boven Saramacca municipality (resort) in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. Heidoti is home to Maroons of the Kwinti tribe. [1]

Heidoti had been built as a camp by the Geological and Mining Services, [2] and was later settled by Nicodemus, who moved his family into the hamlet. In 1915, Nicodemus was appointed village chief. [1] Since 2009, Heidoti is home to the Heidoti Tropical Park. [3]

Heidoti can be reached by boat from Nieuw Jacobkondre, which has road access to the rest of the country, [4] or from the Cabana Airstrip. [5] In November 2019, IAMGOLD finished a road to the Saramacca Development Project in Cabana giving Heidoti direct access to the rest of the country. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Beet 1981, p. 51.
  2. ↑ Elst 1973, p. 14.
  3. ↑ "Heidoti Tropical Park". heidoti.wordpress.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Weg naar Nieuw Jacobkondre ernstig ingezakt". De Ware Tijd via Shoeket.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Heidoti". Openstreetmap. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "IAMGOLD Announces Initial Drilling Results Testing the Underground Mining Potential at Its Saramacca Project, Suriname". News File Corp (Press release). Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Saramacca Development Project update - November 2019". IAMGOLD via Youtube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

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