Langatabiki

Langatabbetje Langatabiki
Village
Langatabbetje
Coordinates: 5°0′5″N 54°26′31″W / 5.00139°N 54.44194°WCoordinates: 5°0′5″N 54°26′31″W / 5.00139°N 54.44194°W
Country	Suriname
District	Sipaliwini District
Resort	Tapanahony
Time zone	AST (UTC-3)

Langatabiki (Dutch: Langatabbetje) is a Paramacca village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. Langatabiki is the residence of the granman of the Paramaccan people.

Education

Langatabiki is home to the granman Cornelis Forster primary school.

Energy

Until 2016, Langatabiki relied, like most maroon villages in the interior, on diesel generators for electricity. Though the diesel for the generators is subsidized and provided free of charge by the Surinamese government, there is only enough fuel available to provide electricity for a few hours per day, usually between 6 PM until midnight. In March 2016, the first phase of solar power network in Langatabiki opened, which aims at providing electricity to the entire village for 24 hours per day.^[1]

Healthcare

Kwamalasamutu is home to a Medische Zending healthcare centre.

Transportation

By road

Langatabiki is linked by road to Moengo, from where there is access to the East-West Link.

By air

Langatabiki is served by Langatabbetje Airstrip, offering Caricom Airways scheduled services from Paramaribo.

By water

Villages on the Marowijne, Tapanahony and Lawa rivers are reachable by dugout canoe taxis, which regularly travel the rivers. The village of Apatou in French Guiana lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) downstream the Marowijne River.

References

1. Orban, Gilliamo (9 March 2016). "Langatabiki omarmt zonne-energie". de Ware Tijd. Retrieved 16 April 2016.