{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Redi Doti |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |motto = |image_skyline = Luchtfoto Carolinabrug (Redi Doti).jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Suriname |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_mapsize=300 |pushpin_map_caption = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Suriname}} |subdivision_type1 = District |subdivision_name1 = Para District |subdivision_type2 = Resort |subdivision_name2 = Carolina |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Captain |leader_name = Marchano Stuger (2019)<ref name="captain">{{cite web|url=http://regionaldevelopment.gov.sr/actueel/2019/marchano-stuger-wint-verkiezing-dorpsbestuur-redidoti/ |website=Department of Regional Development|title=Marchano Stuger wint verkiezing dorpsbestuur Redidoti|language=nl|access-date=14 February 2021}}</ref> |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |population_as_of = 2022 |population_footnotes = <ref name="vids">{{Cite web|url=https://vids.sr/about/dorpsbesturen/|title=Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen|language=nl|access-date=22 June 2022|website=Vereniging van inheemse dorpshoofden in Suriname|archive-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008160839/https://vids.sr/about/dorpsbesturen/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |population_note = |population_total = 230 |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = AST |utc_offset = -3 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|5.425278|-54.976389|display=title, inline}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Redi Doti''' (also ''Redidoti'') is an Indigenous village of Lokono and Kalina<ref name="vids"/> Amerindians in the resort of Carolina in the Para District in Suriname. The village is located near the site of Jodensavanne.<ref name="jodensavanne">{{cite web|url=http://www.jodensavanne.sr.org/smartcms/default.asp?contentID=607|title=Education Redi Doti|website=Jodensavanne.sr|access-date=14 February 2021}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==History== The village of Redi Doti was officially founded in 1930 when a Roman Catholic church was constructed. However, in 1828, an indigenous village of about 50 people was reported to exist near Jodensavanne,<ref name="jodensavanne"/> a Jewish autonomous plantation area which was abandoned after a fire in 1832.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.suriname.nu/201cult/joodsgem01.html|title=Jodensavanna en de Joodse gemeenten|access-date=14 February 2021|language=nl|website=Suriname.nu}}</ref>
In the late 1980s, during the Surinamese Interior War, the village was evacuated and partially destroyed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dbsuriname.com/2018/06/07/dag-van-nationale-rouw-op-28-juni-te-redi-doti/ |title=Dag van Nationale Rouw op 28 juni te Redi Doti|website=Dagblad Suriname|access-date=14 February 2021|language=nl}}</ref> The village was rebuilt in 1992; however, many inhabitants have remained in Paramaribo.<ref name="jodensavanne"/>
==Overview== Redi Doti has a school and a clinic. In 2015, a new school building was constructed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dbsuriname.com/2015/02/13/redi-doti-krijgt-nieuw-schoolgebouw/ |title=Redi Doti krijgt nieuw schoolgebouw|website=Dagblad Suriname|access-date=14 February 2021|language=nl}}</ref> The pineapple industry is the main source of income for the village.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://fathh.com/suriname/nieuws/76241/ananas-hoofdmiddel-van-bestaan-redi-doti.html|title=Ananas hoofdmiddel van bestaan Redi Doti|website=De Ware Tijd via Fathh.com|access-date=14 February 2021|language=nl}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The village has 9,000 hectares of communal forest for hunting, fishing and subsistence farming.<ref name="jodensavanne"/> In 2019, Marchano Stuger was elected as the new village chief.<ref name="captain"/>
==Transport== The village used be accessed via the Carolinabrug, which provided access to the Avobakaweg to Paramaribo. However, the bridge was damaged after it was hit by a boat, and in 2014, a new bridge was constructed near Redi Doti.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2014/12/24/ingebruikname-van-de-nieuwe-carolinabrug/|title=Ingebruikname van de nieuwe Carolinabrug|website=Waterkant|access-date=14 February 2021|language=nl}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://redidoti.blogspot.com/ Official website of Redi Doti] (In Dutch)
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Category:Indigenous villages in Suriname Category:Populated places in Para District Category:Lokono villages Category:Kalina villages