Hollandse Kamp | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 5°26′50″N 55°11′57″W / 5.447222°N 55.199167°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Para District |
Resort | Zuid |
Government | |
• Captain | Sergio Jubithana (acting since July 2021) [1] |
Population (2022)
[2] | |
• Total | 385 |
Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
Hollandse Kamp is an indigenous village of Lokono [2] Amerindians in the resort of Zuid in the Para District in Suriname. The village is located south of the Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport. [3]
Hollandse Kamp translates to Dutch camp. The name refers to a military camp located to the south of the village which was built during World War II. [4] The military camp is still in use by the Suriname National Army, and is nowadays called Ayoko barracks . [5]
Hollandse Kamp has a health care clinic. [6] In 2018, the village received access to clean drinking water. [7]
The village chief was Theo Jubitana. [2] In 2017, Jubitana became President of Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (Association of Indigenous Village Chiefs In Suriname), the political pressure group for the indigenous population. [8] Jubitana died on 20 July 2021. [1]
Hollandse Kamp together with neighbouring Witsanti are at the centre of an indigenous land conflict. The Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport wants to expand the airport, and laid a claim on land belonging to Hollandse Kamp. [3] Hollandse Kamp however, refers to maps from 1735 onwards where the area is marked as "Free Indian" territory. [9]
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Vanaf 1735 staat op de kaarten steeds het gebied van de 'Vrije Indianen' aangegeven: het gebied waar nu Wit Santi, luchthaven Zanderij en het inheemse dorp Hollandse Kamp ligt. (From 1735 onwards, maps mark the territory of the 'Free Indians': the area which nowadays contains Wit Santi, the airport and Hollandse Kamp)