Pontoetoe
Village in Sipaliwini District, Suriname
Former village in Sipaliwini District, Suriname
3°15′14″N 55°25′3″W / 3.25389°N 55.41750°W / 3.25389; -55.41750![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Flag_of_Suriname.svg/25px-Flag_of_Suriname.svg.png)
Pontoetoe was a village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname, situated on the banks of the Paloemeu River. The village was inhabited by Wayana Amerindians.[1]
Pontoetoe was visited on 8 November 1904 by the Tapanahony expedition.[2] In 1940 it was reported during an aerial reconnaissance that the village had been abandoned.[3]
References
- ^ "Wetenschappelijke expeditie". Suriname (in Dutch). 8 November 1907. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "De Tapananhoni-expeditie". De Surinamer (in Dutch). 8 March 1906. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Drie verkenningsvluchten boven Surinames binnenlanden met het K.L.M. vliegtuig "De Snip"". De West (in Dutch). 21 June 1940. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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Resorts and places in Sipaliwini District, Suriname
- Bitagron
- Corneliskondre
- Donderskamp
- Boslanti
- Heidoti
- Kwattahede
- Makajapingo
- Moetoetoetabriki
- Nieuw Jacobkondre
- Pakkapakka
- Poesoegroenoe
- Villa Brazil
- Alalapadu
- Amatopo
- Kasuela
- Kuruni
- Kwamalasamutu
- Sakuru
- Sipaliwini Savanna
- Vier Gebroeders
The district has no capital
3°15′14″N 55°25′3″W / 3.25389°N 55.41750°W / 3.25389; -55.41750
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