The Kwinti are a Maroon people, descendants of runaway African slaves, living in the forested interior of Suriname on the bank of the Coppename River, and the eponymous term for their language, which has fewer than 300 speakers. Their language is an English-based creole with Dutch, Portuguese and other influences. It is similar to the languages spoken by the Aluku and Paramaccan Maroons, and split from Sranan Tongo in the middle 18th century. The Kwinti had a population of about 300 in 2014 and adhere to the Moravian Church.
Housing in Pakistan generally consists of three classes: pakka houses, which are made of strong materials like brick and cement; katchi houses, which are made of less-permanent materials such as thatch and bamboo; and semi-pakka houses (these make up, which are a sort of mix of the pakka and katchi houses. Housing in Pakistan has always been insufficient due to a growing population and accelerated by urbanisation combined with the housing problem being low-priority in the eyes of the government.
Abenaston is a village in Suriname with a population of about 700 people in 2005. The population consists of Saramaka Maroons.
Djumu, also spelled Djoemoe, is a village in Suriname. It is located at the confluence of the Gran Rio and the Pikin Rio which continue as the Suriname River. The village is home to Maroons of the Saramaka tribe.
Goddo is a small village in Suriname. The village sits on the Suriname River, 1.81 kilometres north of the Pikin River. Goddo can be reached via the Djoemoe Airstrip, or by boat from Pokigron. The village is home to Maroons of the Saramaka tribe.
Pokigron is a town in Suriname located on Brokopondo Reservoir. It is located in the Boven Suriname municipality (resort) in the Sipaliwini District. It has a population of approximately 400 people in 2018. Pokigron is located at the end of a paved road via Brownsweg to the Afobakaweg. Pokigron is often referred to as Atjoni which is the nearby quay, and literally the end of the road. Villages to the South of Pokigron have to be accessed by boat. The village is home to Maroons of the Saramaka tribe.
Zoewatta is a village in the Boven Suriname municipality (resort) in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. It is located on Brokopondo Reservoir.
Danta Bai, also called Dan ta bai, is a village in Boven Suriname municipality (resort) in Brokopondo District in Suriname.
Baikoetoe is a village in Sarakreek resort in Brokopondo District in Suriname. It is located on Brokopondo Reservoir.
Warnakomoponafaja is a village in Boven Saramacca municipality (resort) in Sipaliwini District in Suriname.
Tabrikiekondre is a village in Boven Saramacca municipality (resort) in Sipaliwini District in Suriname.
Kwattahede is a village in Boven Saramacca resort in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. The village is inhabited by Matawai people.
Makajapingo is a village in Boven Saramacca (resort) in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. The village is inhabited by Matawai people.
Pakka-Pakka or Pakkapakka, also Pakkapakka 1 and Pakkapakka 2, is a Maroon village in the rainforest of Boven Saramacca resort in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. The village is inhabited by Matawai people. The village was founded in the 1860s and was originally home to both Matawai and Kwinti people.
Akyauk is a village in Chipwi Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.
Zangogho is a town in the Toece Department of Bazèga Province in central Burkina Faso. The town has a population of 1,188.
Boven Saramacca is a resort in Suriname, located in the Sipaliwini District. Its population at the 2012 census was 1,427. The dominant geographical feature of this resort is the Saramacca River. The resort is mainly inhabited by Maroons of the Matawai tribe.
Jagan is a village in Rezvan Rural District, Jebalbarez District, Jiroft County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 55, in 10 families.
The Matawai are a tribe of Surinamese Maroons. The Matawai were originally part of the Saramaka, and signed a peace agreement with the Dutch colonists in 1762. The tribe split from the Saramaka, and in 1769, they were recognized as a separate tribe.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname was caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached Suriname on 13 March 2020. The case was a person who travelled from the Netherlands the previous week. On 3 April 2020, one person died. On 3 May 2020, all nine cases had recovered. On 18 May, an eleventh case was identified.
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