Botopasi

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Botopasi
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 4°13′14″N55°26′37″W / 4.22056°N 55.44361°W / 4.22056; -55.44361
Country Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname
District Sipaliwini District
Resort Boven Suriname
Population
 (2001) [1]
  Total
~740

Botopasi, also spelled Boto-Pasi, is a Saamaka village in Suriname. [2] The village had a population of about 740 people in 2001. [1]

The villages has a school, clinic and a church. The resources of the village are shared with the nearby village of Debiki. [3] A holiday resort is located near by. [3]

Botopasi is a village on the Suriname River, reachable by boat from Pokigron [4] which is the end of the road. Villages to the south of Pokigron can only be accessed by boat. [5] Near the village is the Botopasi Airstrip. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Terug naar Botopasi". VPRO Television (in Dutch). 4 June 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. "AIRP2013 Botopasi Suriname" Art Center Botopasi. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Structuur Analyse IV" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. "OpenStreetMap". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. "Welcome to the Jungle". Vives Onderwijs in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. "Botopasi Airport — Botopasi, Sipaliwini, Suriname". Our Airports. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

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