Pamacca

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Coordinates: 5°05′01″N 54°32′51″W / 5.0836°N 54.5475°W / 5.0836; -54.5475
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Paramacca (also Pamacca

Marowijne River.[5]

The administrative centre of the resort is located in Snesiekondre, and was completed in 2012.[6] The District Commissioner for the resort is Margaretha Malontie.[7]

The Paramaccans were runaway slaves who had made a peace treaty with the

Marowijne River near the mouth of the Paramacca Creek. The town was named Langatabiki (Long Island).[9]

The resort of Paramacca consists of the current area settled by the Paramaccans.[4]

Villages

The resort is made up of 13

Marowijne River, and is home to the non-tribal village of Stoelmanseiland. The main village of the resort is Langatabiki which is the residence of the granman of the Paramaccan people.[1]

Medische Zending operates health care clinics in Langatabiki, Nason, and Stoelmanseiland.[10]

Schools are present in Gakaba, Langatabiki, Nason, and Stoelmanseiland.[1]

Economy

A major part of the economy of Paramacca is

Cassave is the main agricultural crop.[11]

Transport

The area can be reached by car via an unpaved road between Moengo and Langatabiki, from where there is access to the East-West Link.[12] Plans have been developed to pave the road to Moengo, and built one road from Langatabiki via Stoelmanseiland to Benzdorp, and another from Langatabiki to Brokopondo.[13]

Paramacca is served by

Blue Wing scheduled services from Paramaribo.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Dc Malontie: 'Paamaka op weg naar ontwikkeling'- Sneak Peek". Parbode (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Districten". Suriname View (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Distrikt Sipaliwini". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Paamaka en Ndyuka leggen grens vast". Regional Development.gov.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Bestuurscentra Sipaliwini bouwtechnisch opgeleverd". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Margaretha Malontie nieuwe deken districtscommissarissen". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  8. Anton de Kom University
    . Original publication:Koloniaal Verslag van 1872 page 543
  9. ^ "Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië - Page 155 - Boschnegers" (PDF). Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1916. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Zorggebied". Medische Zending.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Grondenrechten vraagstuk belangrijk voor granman Forster". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Deel van weg naar Langatabiki in zeer slechte staat". Waterkant.net (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Ruimtegebruiksmodelleren" (PDF). Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (in Dutch). August 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Blue Wing Airlines". Blue Wing Airlines. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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