Kwamalasamutu
in Distrikt Sipaliwini, Suriname

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
2.333 and -56.783 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 2° 19' 59" and W -56° 46' 59"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - SRD
Spoken languages:
Dutch, English, Javanese
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:15 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/Paramaribo
UTC/GMT offset: -3 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:33 am and 6:33 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-1.925 and 123.034 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Lantibung
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Suriname in South America

Safety Score: 2,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Suriname.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Suriname. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Touring Kwamalasamutu

Kwamalasamutu in Distrikt Sipaliwini is a town located in Suriname about 268 mi (or 432 km) south-west of Paramaribo, the country's capital place.

Time in Kwamalasamutu is now 08:15 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Paramaribo with an UTC offset of -3 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Kwamalasamutu. The closest is airport we know is Tiriós Airport in Brazil in a distance of 58 mi (or 94 km). The closest airport in Suriname is Tepoe Airstrip in a distance of 93 mi (or 94 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Central Suriname Nature Reserve in a distance of 145 mi (or 234 km), North-East.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Maripasoula, Lethem, Brokopondo, Totness and Nieuw Nickerie. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Videos from this area

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kwamalasamutu in the air ( alalapadu)

Published: August 30, 2012
Length: 17:49 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: nadine keijzer

while counting the people in our country we had to go to 2 little inimini villages caled alalapadu and coeroeni. they can only be reached by plane. a little one as you can see. it was an adventure...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

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Kwamalasamutu

Kwamalasamutu, also Kwamalasamoetoe, is a Tiriyó Indian village in southern Suriname, and home to the Paramount Chief of the northern Trios. It also serves as field Headquarters for the Amazon Conservation Team's northeast Amazon projects. Ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin has been working here since 1982.

Located at 2.33333, -56.7833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Indigenous peoples in Suriname, Populated places in Sipaliwini District

Kwamelasemoetoe Airstrip

Kwamelasemoetoe Airstrip, near Kwamelasemoetoe, Suriname.

Located at 2.33333, -56.7833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Airports in Suriname


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kwamalasamutu