Kabalebo
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Kabalebo is a resort in Suriname, located in the Sipaliwini District. Its population at the 2012 census was 2,291.[1]
Geography
Kabalebo is a resort in Suriname named after the Kabalebo River that flows through this area. Clockwise, the Kabalebo resort borders the Upper Coppename River and resort to the East, it's adjacent to the Coeroeni River and resort in the South, bordered in the North across the Courantyne River to Guyana and also to Nickerie. Kabalebo is an area around the river Kabalebo and it was formerly in the district of Nickerie, but since the re-organisation of the districts it lies in district Sipaliwini. The residents are mainly native Indians, the original inhabitants of Suriname.[1] The major tribes are Arawaks and Warao.[2]
The bigger villages in this resort are Apoera (Apura), Bakhuys (Bakhuis), Section and Washabo (Wasjabo). Smaller villages include: Lucie, Sandlanding, and Wanapan. Clinics and schools are located in Apura, and Washabo.[2]
Section is the smallest village and has a population of 116 who according to the chief are all related.[3]
Economic Development
There is little economic activity in Kabalebo, although there have been attempts in the past to change this. There is the bauxite mine in the
Tourist Activity
In the Midwest of Suriname, in the middle of the
The Kabalebo Airstrip (ICAO: SMKA), was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Structuur analyse" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "WEST SURINAME: WAT BETEKENT EEN GEΪNTEGREERDE ALUMINIUM INDUSTRIE VOOR DE INHEEMSE GGEMEENSCHAPPEN?" (PDF). North-South Institute (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Suriname's Bakhuis Bauxite Mine" (PDF). The North-South Institute. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Langs de Rails". Nico Split (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ nsi-ins.ca
- ^ "Nature Kalebo Resort". Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Kabalebo Nature Resort". METS.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
