Langatabiki

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Langatabiki
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Coordinates: 4°59′30″N54°26′30″W / 4.99167°N 54.44167°W / 4.99167; -54.44167 Coordinates: 4°59′30″N54°26′30″W / 4.99167°N 54.44167°W / 4.99167; -54.44167
CountryFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
District Sipaliwini District
Resort Pamacca
Population
 (2010) [1]
 • Total262
Time zone UTC-3 (AST)

Langatabiki (Dutch: Langatabbetje) is a Paramacca village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. Langatabiki is the residence of the granman of the Paramaccan people. Langatabiki is located in the Pamacca resort which was created on 11 September 2019 out of Tapanahony. [2]

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In 1879, a group of about 90 runaway slaves created a settlement on an island in the Marowijne River near the mouth of the Paramacca Creek. The town was named Langatabiki (Long Island). The granman at the time of the founding was called Apensa. [3]

Education

Langatabiki is home to the granman Cornelis Forster primary school. [4]

Energy

Like most Maroon villages in the interior, Langatabiki relied on diesel generators for electricity until 2016. Although the fuel for the generators is provided free of charge by the Surinamese government, there was only enough available to provide electricity for a few hours per day, usually from 6 p.m. until midnight. In March 2016, the first phase of a solar power network opened in Langatabiki, aiming to provide electricity to the village for 24 hours per day. [5]

Healthcare

Langatabiki is home to a Medische Zending healthcare centre. [6]

Transportation

By road

Langatabiki is linked by road to Moengo, from where there is access to the East-West Link. [7] 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. [8]

By air

Langatabiki is served by Langatabbetje Airstrip, offering Blue Wing scheduled services from Paramaribo. [9]

By water

Villages on the Marowijne, Tapanahony and Lawa rivers are reachable by dugout canoe taxis, which regularly travel the rivers. The village of Apatou in French Guiana lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) downstream the Marowijne River.

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References

  1. ↑ Pamaka Development Plan (2017). "Pamaka Ontwikkelingsplan" (PDF) (in Dutch). NIKOS  [ nl ]. p. 13.
  2. ↑ "Paamaka en Ndyuka leggen grens vast". Regional Development.gov.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië - Page 155 - Boschnegers" (PDF). Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1916. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Leerlingen Langatabiki leren over behoud Amazonegebied". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Orban, Gilliamo (9 March 2016). "Langatabiki omarmt zonne-energie". de Ware Tijd . Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Zorggebied". Medische Zending.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Deel van weg naar Langatabiki in zeer slechte staat". Waterkant.net (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ruimtegebruiksmodelleren" (PDF). Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (in Dutch). August 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Blue Wing Airlines". Blue Wing Airlines. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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