Djumu, also spelled Djoemoe, is a village in
Suriname. It is located at the
confluence of the
Gran Rio
Gran Rio (English: big river) is a river of Suriname. The Gran Rio joins with the Pikin Rio (English: small river) to form Suriname River. The river runs from the northern hills of the Eilerts de Haan Mountains. It has a stony bottom, forms man ...
and the
Pikin Rio which continue as the
Upper Suriname River. The village is home to
Maroons
Maroons are descendants of Africans in the Americas who escaped from slavery and formed their own settlements. They often mixed with indigenous peoples, eventually evolving into separate creole cultures such as the Garifuna and the Mascogos.
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of the
Saramaka
The Saramaka, Saamaka or Saramacca are one of six Maroon peoples (formerly called "Bush Negroes") in the Republic of Suriname and one of the Maroon peoples in French Guiana. In 2007, the Saramaka won a ruling by the Inter-American Court for ...
tribe.
Healthcare
Djumu is home to a
Medische Zending
Medische Zending Primary Health Care Suriname, commonly known as Medische Zending (Dutch for "medical mission") or MZ is a Surinamese charitable organization offering primary healthcare to remote villages in the interior of Suriname.
History
The ...
healthcare centre. Djumu and neighbouring villages were isolated from the rest of Suriname by rapids. The 1,500 people who lived in and near Djumu at the time and petitioned ''granman'' Agbago Aboikoni for a hospital. The Jaja Dande Hospital was constructed in 1962.
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Populated places in Sipaliwini District
Saramaka settlements
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