Kajana, Suriname

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Kajana
Village
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School in Kajana
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Kajana
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 3°54′2″N55°34′21″W / 3.90056°N 55.57250°W / 3.90056; -55.57250
Country Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname
District Sipaliwini District
Resort (municipality) Boven Suriname
Population
[1]
 • Total
~200
Sources: HERE Maps [2]

Kajana (also spelled Cajana and Kayana) is a village in Sipaliwini District, Suriname. It lies on the Gaan-lio (Gran Rio), which together with the Pikin Rio (Little Rio) forms the Suriname River. [3] The population call themselves Kadosi-nengre after Cardoso who was the owner of the plantation they ran away from. [4] The village is home to Maroons of the Saramaka tribe. [5]

Contents

The town has a population of about 200 people. [1] The town has a first-aid medical center, [5] a radio station called Radio Thijs, a primary school, [5] and a locally owned kindergarten. Kajana is served by Cayana Airstrip. [1]

3°54′2″N55°34′21″W / 3.90056°N 55.57250°W / 3.90056; -55.57250

Healthcare

Kajana is home to a Medische Zending healthcare centre. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kajana School Suriname" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020. Ignore faulty https certificate error to access site
  2. ↑ HERE Maps - Kajana
  3. ↑ "Gran Rio Expeditie". Suriname Holidays. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Begrip Marron discriminerend? Raakt kant noch wal!language=nl". Werkgroep Caraïbische Letteren.
  5. 1 2 3 "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). p. 189. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Zorggebied". Medische Zending.sr (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2020.


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