Witagron
Bitagron | |
|---|---|
  Witagron Location in Suriname | |
| Coordinates: 5°9′51″N 56°4′33″W / 5.16417°N 56.07583°W | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Sipaliwini District |
| Resort (municipality) | Boven Coppename |
Witagron (or Bitagron) is a Kwinti village in Suriname on the Coppename River at the crossing of the Southern East-West Link from Paramaribo to Apoera in West-Suriname.[1]
In the local language Bitagron means 'Land of my forefathers'.[2] Witagron is the residence of the Kwinti granman.[3]
- ^ Migge & Léglise 2013, p. 83.
- ^ "Beschrijving Zuid Oost-West verbinding" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Scholtens 1994, p. 126.