Abenaston

Abenaston is a on the Upper Suriname River in with a population of about 700 people in 2005. The population consists of Saramaka Maroons.
  • Village with about 700 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 80 metres (270 feet)
  • …is also known as “Abene-oton”
  • Description: human settlement

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jaw Jaw and Pokigron.
Village
, also Yaw Yaw, is a village of Saamaka Maroons…
3½ km southwest of Abenaston
is a town in located on the Upper Suriname River near the .
4½ km north of Abenaston
Hamlet
is a in the municipality in in .
10 km northeast of Abenaston
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Latitude
4.4517° or 4° 27′ 6″ north
Longitude
-55.35482° or 55° 21′ 17″ west
Open location code
68P6FJ2W+M3
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place = village
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Sranan Tongo—“Abenaston” goes by many names.
AbenastonDutch
AbenastonIndonesian
아베나스턴Korean
ابناستونPersian
AbenastonPolish
AbenastonRomanian
AbenastonSranan Tongo

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