Lensidede

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
The Lensidede rapids in 1979
Lensidede Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 4.02662°N 54.33272°W / 4.02662; -54.33272
Country	Suriname
District	Sipaliwini District
Resort (municipality)	Tapanahony
Government
• Captain	Akoewi Kanaido[1]
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	50

History

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]