Kawemhakan
Kawemhakan, formerly also known as Anapaikë, is a Wayana village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village lies on the banks of the Lawa River, which forms the border with French Guiana.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Anapaike”, “Anapaïke”, and “Kawemhaken”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lawa Anapaike.
Lawa Anapaike
Aerodrome
Lawa Anapaike Airstrip is an airstrip serving the Wayana village of Kawemhakan on the Lawa River in Suriname. The airstrip of this relatively modern indigenous village is named after its former chief Anapaike.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alawataimë enï and Talhuwen.
Alawataimë enï
Hamlet
Alawataimë enï is a Wayana village situated on the Lawa River in French Guiana. Alawataimë enï is situated 3½ km southwest of Kawemhakan.
Talhuwen
Hamlet
Talhuwen, also spelt as Taluwen, Taluhen and Taluen, is a Wayana village situated on the Lawa River in French Guiana. Talhuwen is situated 4½ km southwest of Kawemhakan.
Kulumuli
Hamlet
Kulumuli, also known by the name Twenkë, is a Wayana village situated on an island in the Lawa River in French Guiana. Kulumuli is the residence of the granman of the Wayana in French Guiana. Kulumuli is situated 4½ km southwest of Kawemhakan.
Kawemhakan
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Sipaliwini District, Suriname, South America
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Latitude
3.41149° or 3° 24′ 41″ northLongitude
-54.02533° or 54° 1′ 31″ westOpen location code
68M7CX6F+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4587132805OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q1318712
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Satellite Map
Discover Kawemhakan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Sranan Tongo—“Kawemhakan” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Anapaike”
- Dutch: “Kawemhakan”
- French: “Anapaike”
- French: “Kawemhakan”
- Indonesian: “Anapaike”
- Indonesian: “Kawemhakan”
- Irish: “Kawemhakan”
- Japanese: “アナパイケ”
- Korean: “아나파이커”
- Korean: “아나파이케”
- Persian: “اناپایک”
- Polish: “Kawemhakan”
- Portuguese: “Anapaike”
- Portuguese: “Kawemhakan”
- Romanian: “Anapaike”
- Romanian: “Kawemhakan”
- Spanish: “Anapaike”
- Spanish: “Kawemhakan”
- Sranan Tongo: “Anapaike”
- Sranan Tongo: “Kawemhakan”
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