Redi Doti
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Redi Doti | |
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Village | |
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  Redi Doti | |
| Coordinates: 5°25′31″N 54°58′35″W / 5.425278°N 54.976389°W | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Para District |
| Resort | Carolina |
| Government | |
| • Captain | Marchano Stuger (2019)[1] |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 230 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
Redi Doti (also Redidoti) is an Indigenous village of Lokono and Kalina[2] Amerindians in the resort of Carolina in the Para District in Suriname. The village is located near the site of Jodensavanne.[3]
The village of Redi Doti was officially founded in 1930 when a Roman Catholic church was constructed. However, in 1828, an indigenous village of about 50 people was reported to exist near Jodensavanne,[3] a Jewish autonomous plantation area which was abandoned after a fire in 1832.[4]
In the late 1980s, during the Surinamese Interior War, the village was evacuated and partially destroyed.[5] The village was rebuilt in 1992; however, many inhabitants have remained in Paramaribo.[3]
Overview
Redi Doti has a school and a clinic. In 2015, a new school building was constructed.[6] The pineapple industry is the main source of income for the village.[7] The village has 9,000 hectares of communal forest for hunting, fishing and subsistence farming.[3] In 2019, Marchano Stuger was elected as the new village chief.[1]