Suisuimënë
Place in Pará, Brazil
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Suisuimënë or Xuixuimënë[1] is an Apalaí-Wayana village on the Eastern Paru River in the state of Pará in Brazil. Suisuimënë is one of the larger villages along the Paru river and has an airstrip.[2][3]
Suisuimënë
Xuixuimënë | |
|---|---|
  Suisuimënë Location in Brazil  Suisuimënë Suisuimënë (Brazil) | |
| Coordinates: 0°51′12″N 54°38′46″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Pará |
| Municipality | Almeirim |
| Government | |
| • Chief | Jehje Wayana |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 74[1] |
Jehje Wayana is the chief of the village.[4][5]
Apart from its Apalaí-Wayana majority, the village also has a small Wayampi community.[3]
Geography
Suisuimënë lies about 23.5 kilometres (14.6 mi) downstream the Paru river from the village of Kurupohpano and about 37 kilometres (23 mi) upstream from the village of Jolokoman.
