Tapanahony

For the river of the same name, see Tapanahoni River.
Tapanahoni
Resort
Diitabiki (1907)
Diitabiki (1907)
Map showing the resorts of Sipaliwini District.
  Tapanahony
Country Suriname
DistrictSipaliwini District
Area
[1]
 • Total38,965 km2 (15,044 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total13,808
 • Density0.35/km2 (0.92/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Tapanahoni is a resort in Suriname, located in the Sipaliwini District. Its population at the 2012 census was 13,808.[3] Tapanahoni is a part of Sipaliwini which has no capital, but is directly governed from Paramaribo.[4] Tapanahony is an enormous resort which encompasses a quarter of the country of Suriname.[5] The most important town is Diitabiki (old name: Drietabbetje) which is the residence of the granman of the Ndyuka people since 1950, and the location of the oracle.[6]

The disputed area of south-east Suriname between the Malani (the eastern tributary river) and the Litani rivers belongs to the Tapanahoni resort.[7]

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  2. ^ "2012 Census Resorts Suriname" (PDF). Spang Staging. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. ^ Statoids.com
  4. ^ "Districten". Suriname View (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Country map - Administrative structure - Population density of Suriname". Geo Ref. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Een geschiedenis van de Surinaamse literatuur. Deel 2". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 2002. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Goudwinning met toestemming Suriname en Frankrijk". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 May 2020.