Nieuw Jacobkondre
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Overview
The village of Jacobkondre was founded in the 1860s by Jacob Tooti.Template:Sfn The original village was deserted around 1910, and a new settlement was built nearby.Template:Sfn
The village has a school, clinic, and church.[1] In 2014, a police station was opened in Nieuw Jacobkondre, because of increased crime at the nearby gold mines and the garimpero (illegal gold miner) village of Villa Brazil.[2]
Transport
Nieuw Jacobkondre can be reached via an unpaved road which connects to the Southern East-West Link and from there to the rest of the country.[3] The Njoeng Jacob Kondre Airstrip also serves Nieuw Jacobkondre.[4]
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