Boven Suriname

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Boven Suriname
Resort
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Cottage in Awarradam
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Map showing the resorts of Sipaliwini District.
  Boven Suriname
CountryFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
District Sipaliwini District
Area
 • Total7,512 km2 (2,900 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total17,954
 • Density2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (AST)

Boven Suriname (also Upper Suriname) is a resort in Suriname, located in the Sipaliwini District. Its population at the 2012 census was 17,954. Almost its entire population consists of Maroons [1]

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The resort is home to many small tribal villages. The main village is Pokigron. Pokigron is located at the end of a paved road via Brownsweg to the Afobakaweg, [2] Villages to the south of Pokigron can only be accessed by boat. [3] The settlements on the right bank of the Upper Suriname River are usually adherents to the Winti (Afro-Surinamese) religion, while the left bank is mainly Christian. [4]

Aurora can also be accessed from the Laduani Airstrip. [5] Botopasi, Djumu, Goddo, and Pikin Slee are served by the Botopasi Airstrip. [6] Kajana is served by the Cayana Airstrip. [7]

Even though Boven Suriname had long been settled by the Maroons, it wasn't until 1908 that an expedition led by Johan Eilerts de Haan set out to find the source of the Suriname River. [8]

Villages

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pikin Rio</span> River

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References

  1. 1 2 "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Suriname ontvangt geld van China om financiering project". Indian Feelings (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to the Jungle". Vives Onderwijs in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Een geschiedenis van de Surinaamse literatuur. Deel 2". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 2002. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ladouanie Airport — Aurora, Sipaliwini, Suriname". Our Airports. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Botopasi Airport — Botopasi, Sipaliwini, Suriname". Our Airports. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Kajana School Suriname" (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Neerlandia. Jaargang 17". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1913. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

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