Jaw Jaw
Jaw Jaw, also Yaw Yaw, is a village of Saamaka Maroons in the Boven Suriname resort of the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village is located on the Suriname River.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abenaston and Nieuw Aurora.
Abenaston
Village
Abenaston is a village on the Upper Suriname River in Suriname with a population of about 700 people in 2005. The population consists of Saramaka Maroons. Abenaston is situated 3½ km northeast of Jaw Jaw.
Nieuw Aurora
Village
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Nieuw Aurora is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Jaw Jaw.
Pokigron
Town
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Pokigron is a town in Suriname located on the Upper Suriname River near the Brokopondo Reservoir. It is located in the Boven Suriname municipality in the Sipaliwini District. Pokigron is situated 7 km north of Jaw Jaw.
Jaw Jaw
- Type: Village with 600 residents
- Description: village in Sipaliwini District, Suriname
- Category: locality
- Location: Sipaliwini District, Suriname, South America
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Latitude
4.42605° or 4° 25′ 34″ northLongitude
-55.37464° or 55° 22′ 29″ westPopulation
600Open location code
68P6CJGG+C4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1198471887OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q28718846
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