Kwamalasamutu
Kwamalasamoetoe | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Kwamalasamutu Location in Suriname | |
| Coordinates: 2°21′23″N 56°47′12″W / 2.35639°N 56.78667°W | |
| Country | Suriname |
| District | Sipaliwini |
| Resort | Coeroeni |
| Government | |
| • Granman | Jimmy Toeroemang[1] |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,100[1] |
Kwamalasamutu, also Kwamalasamoetoe, is a Tiriyó Amerindian village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname, and home to the granman (paramount chief) of the northern Trios. Kwamalasamutu is the biggest village of the Tiriyó tribe[2] and is located near the disputed border with Guyana.
- ^ a b "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "DORPSPLAN KWAMALASAMUTU 2011–2014" (PDF). Institute for Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR) (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.