Pakkapakka

Pakka-Pakka or Pakkapakka, also Pakkapakka 1 (right side river) and Pakkapakka 2 (left side), is a Maroon village in the rainforest of Boven Saramacca resort in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. The village is inhabited by Matawai people.^[1] The village was founded in the 1860s and was originally home to both Matawai and Kwinti people.^[2]

Pakka-Pakka Pakkapakka
Pakka-Pakka Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 4°37′54″N 55°40′31″W
Country	Suriname
District	Sipaliwini District
Resort (municipality)	Boven Saramacca
Elevation	240 ft (73 m)
Time zone	UTC-3

The village has no school, no clinic, but does have a church.^[1] There was a school in 1924.^[3]

Nearby towns and villages include Kapoesanti (25.0 nm), Kaaimanston (36.8 nm), Moetoetoetabriki (13.9 nm), Heidoti (15.6 nm), Stonkoe (6.3 nm), Makajapingo (8.6 nm) and Asoenoebo (1.0 nm) .