Lensidede
Place in Sipaliwini District, Suriname
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Lensidede or Lessé Dédé, is a Surinamese village on an island in the Lawa River, near the Lensidede rapids after which the village was named. In the village live Wayana people.[2]
Lensidede | |
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The Lensidede rapids in 1979 | |
  Lensidede Location in Suriname | |
| Coordinates: 4.024167°N 54.327222°W | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Sipaliwini District |
| Resort (municipality) | Tapanahony |
| Government | |
| • Captain | Akoewi Kanaido[1] |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 50 |
History
The Lawa River forms the border between Suriname and French Guiana, and islands are ambiguous. Both France and Suriname claimed the village.[3] In 2021, the islands in the river were demarcated.[4] Lensidede has been placed in Suriname under the authority of Ipomadi Pelenapïn, the Surinamese chief of the Lawa River.[5][6]
