Nieuw Jacobkondre
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Nieuw Jacobkondre (also Njoeng Jacob Kondre or just Jacobkondre) is a town in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. It is situated on the Saramacca River. The village is inhabited by Matawai people.{{cite web|url=https://www.planningofficesuriname.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/STRUCTUUR-ANALYSE-IV.pdf|title=Structuur Analyse|access-date=25 May 2020|website=Planning Office Suriname|language=nl}}
Overview
The village of Jacobkondre was founded in the 1860s by Jacob Tooti.{{sfn|Beet|2014|p=190}} The original village was deserted around 1910, and a new settlement was built nearby.{{sfn|Beet|2014|p=300}}
The village has a school, clinic, and church. In 2014, a police station was opened in Nieuw Jacobkondre, because of increased crime at the nearby gold mines and the garimpero (illegal gold miner) village of Villa Brazil.{{cite news|url=https://www.dbsuriname.com/2014/03/24/politie-eenheden-zullen-gestationeerd-worden-te-nieuw-jacob-kondre/ |title=Politie-eenheden zullen gestationeerd worden te Nieuw Jacob Kondre|website=Dagblad Suriname|access-date=5 March 2021|language=nl}}
Transport
Nieuw Jacobkondre can be reached via an unpaved road which connects to the Southern East-West Link and from there to the rest of the country.{{cite news|url=https://www.shoeket.com/nieuwsbericht/28783/|title=Weg naar Nieuw Jacobkondre ernstig ingezakt|website=De Ware Tijd via Shoeket.com|access-date=26 May 2020|language=nl}} The Njoeng Jacob Kondre Airstrip also serves Nieuw Jacobkondre.{{cite web|url=http://www.gcmap.com/airport/SMJK|title=Njoeng Jacob Kondre, Sipaliwini, Suriname|website=GC Map|access-date=26 May 2020}}
References
Bibliography
- {{cite book|last1=Beet |first1=Chris de |url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/beet027peop01_01/beet027peop01_01.pdf|title=People in between: the Matawai Maroons of Suriname|via=Digital Library for Dutch Literature |date=1981|publisher=Krips Repro, Meppel}}
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{{Surinamese District Sipaliwini}}
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Category:Populated places in Sipaliwini District
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