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Tamarin, Suriname
Place in Marowijne District, Suriname / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tamarin is a Ndyuka Maroon village on the Cottica River in Suriname. Tamarin was the place of the Catholic mission on the Cottica River, which operated a church, a boarding school, a clinic, and a sawmill.[1] The mission was deserted during the Surinamese Interior War. Only the school is still in operation today.
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Tamarin | |
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![]() Panorama of Tamarin (1943) | |
Coordinates: 5°46′19″N 54°23′4″W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Marowijne District |
Resort (municipality) | Wanhatti |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 36 |
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Since 2011, there has been a road connecting Tamarin to the East-West Link, via the laterite road that had already connected Wanhatti since 1972.[2]