Marijkedorp
Village in Marowijne District, Suriname
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Marijkedorp (Lokono: Wan Shi Sha) is a village of indigenous Lokono people[1] in the Albina resort of the Marowijne District of Suriname. Grace Watamaleo has been the village captain since 2011.[2]
Marijkedorp
Wan Shi Sha | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Marijkedorp Location in Suriname | |
| Coordinates: 5.507083°N 54.052556°W | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Marowijne District |
| Resort | Albina |
| Government | |
| • Captain | Grace Watamaleo[1] |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 310 |
In the 1970s, Albina and Marijkedorp started become a single urban area.[3] Marijkedorp is depended on Albina for education and healthcare.[4] The Lokono language has nearly disappeared from Marijkedorp and replaced by Dutch. In 2021, an initiative was launched to revitalise the language.[5]
Nature reserve
Marijkedorp and the village of Alfonsdorp are in an ongoing dispute over the Wanekreek Nature Reserve, as both consider it part of their traditional hunting and fishing grounds.[6] The reserve has not been inhabited since the 1950s.[7]
