Matta, Suriname

Matta
Korhopa
Village
Soldiers in Matta (1947)
Soldiers in Matta (1947)
Matta is located in Suriname
Matta
Matta
Coordinates: 5°27′09″N 55°19′22″W / 5.4525°N 55.322778°W / 5.4525; -55.322778
Country Suriname
DistrictPara District
ResortZuid
Government
 • CaptainWendeline Sabajo[1]
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total500
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Matta (Lokono: Korhopa;[1] also Matta Karupa[2]) is an indigenous village of Lokono[1] Amerindians in the resort of Zuid in the Para District in Suriname. The village can be accessed from a road which branches off the Southern East-West Link.

  1. ^ a b c d "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van inheemse dorpshoofden in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Nieuw dorpsbestuur Matta richt zich op ontwikkeling". Werkgroep Caraibische Letteren (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 February 2021.