Washabo

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]

See also

• Corantijn Basin