Apetina
Apetina
Pïlëuwimë | |
|---|---|
 Captain Apetina Curiel with company (1937) | |
  Apetina Location in Suriname | |
| Coordinates:3°30′37″N55°3′7″W/ 3.51028°N 55.05194°W | |
| Country | Suriname |
| District | Sipaliwini District |
| Resort (municipality) | Tapanahony |
| Government | |
| •Granman | Aptuk Noahe[1] |
| • Captain | Aines Japanale[1] |
| • Captain | Pantakoe Ajamaka[1] |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 324[1] |
Apetina,also known asPïlëuwimëorPuleowime,is a village in the South Eastern jungle area ofSurinamewithin theTapanahony resortin theSipaliwini District.It is located at3°30′N55°04′W/ 3.500°N 55.067°Win the jungle on the small hills along the riverTapanahoni.Nearby points includeTebu Mountain,at around 347 m (1,138 ft) in height, and theMan Gandafutuwaterfall. The majority of Apetina's population is theWayanapeople.These Indians mostly originate fromBraziland once have fled because of tribal warfare. There also is primary school and anairstriplocated near the Indian village of Apetina.[2]
Geography
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 106 | — |
| 1969 | 117 | +2.50% |
| 1970 | 122 | +4.27% |
| 2006 | 262 | +2.15% |
| Source:Boven 2006,pp. 103, 106 (1965–1970) Heemskerk et al. 2007,p. 21 (2006) | ||
Apetina lies about 13.5 kilometres (8.4 mi) upstream the Tapanahony river from the village ofTutu Kampuand about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) downstream the river from the village ofAkani Pata.TheApetina Airstriplies in between the villages of Apetina and Akani Pata.
Notes
[edit]- ^abcd"Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen".Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname(in Dutch).Retrieved22 June2022.
- ^"Website Apetina.org".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-05-18.Retrieved2013-05-18.
References
[edit]- Boven, Karin M. (2006).Overleven in een Grensgebied: Veranderingsprocessen bij de Wayana in Suriname en Frans-Guyana(PDF).Amsterdam: Rozenberg Publishers.
- Heemskerk, Marieke; Delvoye, Katia; Noordam, Dirk; Teunissen, Pieter (2007).Wayana Baseline Study: A sustainable livelihoods perspective on the Wayana Indigenous Peoples living in and around Puleowime (Apetina), Palumeu, and Kawemhakan (Anapaike) in Southeast Suriname(PDF).Paramaribo: Stichting Amazon Conservation Team-Suriname.
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