Apetina

Apetina Pïlëuwimë
Captain Apetina Curiel with company (1937)
Apetina Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 3°30′37″N 55°3′7″W / 3.51028°N 55.05194°W / 3.51028; -55.05194
Country	Suriname
District	Sipaliwini District
Resort (municipality)	Tapanahony
Government
• Granman	Aptuk Noewahe
• Captain	Japanale
• Captain	Meteli
Population  (2020)
• Total	324[1]

Apetina, also known as Pïlëuwimë or Puleowime, is a village in the South Eastern jungle area of Suriname within the Tapanahony resort in the Sipaliwini District. It is located at

3°30′N 55°04′W / 3.500°N 55.067°W / 3.500; -55.067Coordinates: 3°30′N 55°04′W / 3.500°N 55.067°W / 3.500; -55.067 in the jungle on the small hills along the river Tapanahoni. Nearby points include Tebu Mountain, at around 347 m (1,138 ft) in height, and the waterfall. The majority of Apetina's population is the Wayana people. These Indians mostly originate from Brazil and once have fled because of tribal warfare. There also is primary school and an airstrip located near the Indian village of Apetina. ^[2]

Geography[]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1965	106	—
1969	117	+2.50%
1970	122	+4.27%
2006	262	+2.15%
Source: Boven 2006, pp. 103, 106 (1965–1970) Heemskerk et al. 2007, p. 21 (2006)

Apetina lies about 13.5 kilometres (8.4 mi) upstream the Tapanahony river from the village of Tutu Kampu and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) downstream the river from the village of Akani Pata. The Apetina Airstrip lies in between the villages of Apetina and Akani Pata.

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References[]

• Boven, Karin M. (2006). Overleven in een Grensgebied: Veranderingsprocessen bij de Wayana in Suriname en Frans-Guyana (PDF). Amsterdam: Rozenberg Publishers.
• Heemskerk, Marieke; Delvoye, Katia; Noordam, Dirk; Teunissen, Pieter (2007). Wayana Baseline Study: A sustainable livelihoods perspective on the Wayana Indigenous Peoples living in and around Puleowime (Apetina), Palumeu, and Kawemhakan (Anapaike) in Southeast Suriname (PDF). Paramaribo: Stichting Amazon Conservation Team-Suriname.