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: 4.02662°N 54.33272°W / 4.02662; -54.33272 | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Sipaliwini District |
Resort (municipality) | Tapanahony |
Government | |
• Captain | Akoewi Kanaido[1] |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 50 |
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 [nl], the Surinamese chief of the Lawa River.[5][6]
"Voorbeelden zijn Akalima, Jamaica, Lincedede, eilanden die ten oosten van de middellijn, in principe tot Frans grondgebied gerekend zouden moeten worden, maar waar de signatuur volledig Surinaams is."
"Examples are Akalima, Jamaica, Lincedede, islands which are to the East of the middle of the river, ought have been part of France in principle, but whose signature is completely Surinamese.
Resorts and places in Sipaliwini District, Suriname | |
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Boven Coppename |
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Boven Saramacca |
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Boven Suriname |
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Coeroeni |
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Kabalebo |
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Pamacca | |
Tapanahony | |
The district has no capital |
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