Godo Holo (also Godo Olo) is a group of villages in the

Tapanahony Tapanahoni is a resort in Suriname, located in the Sipaliwini District. Its population at the 2012 census was 13,808. Tapanahoni is a part of Sipaliwini which has no capital, but is directly governed from Paramaribo. Tapanahony is an enormous r ...

resort of the

Sipaliwini District Sipaliwini is the largest district of Suriname, located in the south. Sipaliwini is the only district that does not have a regional capital, as it is directly administered by the national government in Paramaribo. History Sipaliwini was created i ...

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

. The villages are inhabited by Maroons of the

Ndyuka people The Ndyuka people (also spelled 'Djuka') or Aukan people (''Okanisi''), are one of six Maroon peoples (formerly called "Bush Negroes", which also has pejorative tinges) in the Republic of Suriname and one of the Maroon peoples in French Guia ...

Godo Olo is the name for a group of three neighbouring villages: ''Saniki'' (also ''Sannetje''), ''Fisiti'' (also ''Affivisti'') and ''Pikienkondre of Miranda'' (Miranda's little village). Godo Holo has a school and two churches, Medical care is provided in Diitabiki which is about 10 kilometres North East of Godo Holo. Godo Holo has regular fights to Paramaribo from the

Godo Holo Airstrip Godo Holo Airstrip is an airstrip serving Pikienkondre of Miranda in Suriname. Charter Flights Accidents and incidents * On May 15, 2010, a Blue Wing Airlines Antonov An-28, registered ''PZ-TSV'' crashed minutes after take-off from this G ...

which is located in Pikinkondre of Miranda. In November 2019, it was announced that the villages will get 24 hours of electricity via

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Ndyuka settlements Populated places in Sipaliwini District {{Suriname-geo-stub