Washabo
Place in Sipaliwini District, Suriname
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Washabo is a town in Suriname, located in the Kabalebo resort of Sipaliwini district. The town lies on a bend in the Corantijn river (Courantyne), on the border with Guyana.[2] Washabo is an indigenous[3] village of the Lokono tribe[1] near Apoera. It has a population of about 600 people.[1] According to the oral tradition, the village was founded in the 1920s by the Lingaard family.[4]
Washabo | |
|---|---|
  Washabo Location in Suriname | |
| Coordinates: 5°12′52″N 57°11′14″W | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Sipaliwini District |
| Resort | Kabalebo |
| Government | |
| • Captain | Sergio Srisria[1] |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | c. 600 |
The village generally does not allow non-tribal people to live in their village unless they are married to a member of the tribe. Washabo has a clinic and a school. Washabo can be reached from an unpaved road from the Southern East-West Link.[4] The Washabo Airport is located in the village.[5] Up to 1995, the villages of Apoera, Washabo and Section were governed by the same village chief due to their close proximity.[4]
