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Sipaliwini District

Loabie

Loabie is an island in , . Loabie is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Drietabbetje Airstrip and Gran Olo.

Aerodrome
serves the village of Drietabbetje, . The river breaks into braided channels at Drietabbetje, and the airstrip is on one of the larger islands.

Rapids
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is a rapids, which is situated 3½ km east of Loabie.

Industrial building
The Gran Olo hydroelectric power plant is a mini hydro power plant under construction on the Tapanahony River in with a projected capacity of 300 kilowatts, although initially only one turbine with a capacity of 150 kilowatts will be operated. is situated 3½ km east of Loabie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diitabiki and Moitaki.

Village
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Drietabbetje is a Ndyuka village in the of . is the residence of the gaanman of the Ndyuka people, since 1950, and the location of the oracle.

Hamlet
is a Ndyuka village in the of . The village is inhabited by the Misidyan clan or lo. The late gaanman Gazon Matodya was born in .

Hamlet
or Puketi is a Ndyuka village in . It lies in . On May 15, 2010, a plane crashed near . is situated 4½ km east of Loabie.

Loabie

Latitude
4.11667° or 4° 7′ north
Longitude
-54.66667° or 54° 40′ west
Elevation
89 metres (292 feet)
Open location code
68P7488M+M8
Geo­Names ID
3383692
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Satellite Map

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