Apoera

Apoera
Apura
West Suriname
The river at Apoera
The river at Apoera
Apoera is located in Suriname
Apoera
Apoera
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 5°11′2″N 57°9′57″W / 5.18389°N 57.16583°W / 5.18389; -57.16583
Country Suriname
DistrictSipaliwini District
ResortKabalebo
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
777

Apoera, also Apura, is a town in western Suriname. The village has a population of 777 people as of 2020.[1] It is the final destination of the Southern East-West Link. 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-west on the other side of the Courantyne River lies the Guyanese village of Orealla. The village is home to the Lokono tribe,[2] but has been westernized. Due to the influx of people of Guyana, the languages used are English, and Sranan Tongo. Dutch is rarely spoken and the native language has all but disappeared.[3] According to the oral tradition, Apoera was founded around 1920 by the Gordon family.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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