Paloemeu
Paloemeu or Palumeu is an Amerindian village in the interior of Suriname, situated at the site where the Paloemeu River joins the Tapanahoni River. Most inhabitants of the village are native Tiriyó Amerindians.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 280 residents
- Description: village in Sipaliwini District, Suriname
- Also known as: “Palumeu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vincent Fayks Airport.
Vincent Fayks Airport
Aerodrome
Vincent Fajks Airstrip is an airstrip serving Paloemeu, Suriname. The airport was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper. It was named after the Polish pilot Vincent Fajks who crashed with co-pilot Ronald Kappel with their Aero Commander AC 520 airplane at the site in October 1959, while trying to deliver building materials for the airport.
Paloemeu
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Sipaliwini District, Suriname, South America
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Latitude
3.34478° or 3° 20′ 41″ northLongitude
-55.44159° or 55° 26′ 30″ westPopulation
280Elevation
159 metres (522 feet)IATA airport code
OEMOpen location code
68M68HV5+W9OpenStreetMap ID
node 6741241903OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Paloemeu” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Paloemeu”
- Irish: “Paloemeu”
- Japanese: “パルメウ”
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