Nieuw-Lombe

Nieuw-Lombe
Njun-Lombe
Village
Nieuw-Lombe
Coordinates: 5°10′32″N 55°04′3″W / 5.17556°N 55.06750°W / 5.17556; -55.06750
Country Suriname
DistrictBrokopondo District
ResortKlaaskreek
Population
 (2017): 38 
 • Total
430
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Nieuw-Lombe (also: Nieuw-Lombé; Saramaccan: Njun-Lombe) is a village in the resort of Klaaskreek in the Brokopondo District of Suriname. The village is located on the Suriname River, and is inhabited by Saramaka maroons. Nieuw-Lombe is a transmigration village built for the inhabitants of Lombé which was flooded by the Brokopondo Reservoir after the construction of the Afobaka Dam.

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