Powakka

Powakka
Village
Powakka (1971)
Powakka (1971)
Powakka is located in Suriname
Powakka
Powakka
Coordinates: 5°26′57″N 55°04′44″W / 5.449167°N 55.078889°W / 5.449167; -55.078889
Country Suriname
DistrictPara District
ResortOost
Government
 • CaptainSergio Sabajo[1]
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total1,920
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Powakka is an indigenous village of Lokono[2] Amerindians in the resort of Oost in the Para District in Suriname. The village is located on the road to Carolina which connects to the Avobakaweg to Paramaribo.[3]

  1. ^ "Powakka heeft nieuw dorpsbestuur". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van inheemse dorpshoofden in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ^ "SURINAME IN DE 20 ste EEUW". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 February 2021.