Bigiston
Bigiston, also Bigi Ston, is a group of settlements of Ndyuka Maroons and indigenous Kalina in the Albina resort of the Marowijne District of Suriname.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 361 residents
- Description: Group of villages in Suriname
- Also known as: “Bigi Ston”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Jean-du-Maroni and Espérance.
Saint-Jean-du-Maroni
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Saint-Jean-du-Maroni is a village in French Guiana, in the commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni on the river Maroni. The village is mainly inhabited by Ndyuka Maroons. Saint-Jean-du-Maroni is situated 5 km east of Bigiston.
Espérance
Village
Espérance is a village of Kalina Amerindians in the commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. The village is located about 12 kilometres south of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni on the road to Saint-Jean-du-Maroni. Espérance is situated 9 km east of Bigiston.
Bigiston
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Marowijne District, Suriname, South America
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Latitude
5.41403° or 5° 24′ 51″ northLongitude
-54.12621° or 54° 7′ 34″ westPopulation
361Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
68Q7CV7F+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 228203964OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Italian—“Bigiston” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Bigiston”
- Dutch: “Bigiston”
- French: “Bigiston”
- Italian: “Bigiston”
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