Pamacca

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Paramacca
Resort
Het huis van de familie Leerdam in Langetabbetje in Suriname, Bestanddeelnr 252-6733.jpg
House in Langetabbetje (1947)
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Map showing the resorts of Sipaliwini District.
  Paramacca
Coordinates: 5°05′01″N54°32′51″W / 5.0836°N 54.5475°W / 5.0836; -54.5475
CountryFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
District Sipaliwini District
Area
[1]
 • Total3,233 km2 (1,248 sq mi)
Population
[2]
 • Total1,500−2,000
 • Density0.46−0.61/km2 (−1.1/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (AST)

Paramacca (also Pamacca [1] ) is a resort in Suriname, located in the Sipaliwini District. [3] The population is estimated between 1,500 and 2,000 people. [2] In 1983, the Sipaliwini District was created, and the eastern part became the resort of Tapanahony. [4] The Paramacca resort is the northern part of Tapanahony, and mainly inhabited by the Paramaccan people, [4] [5] the border of the resorts is the island of Bofoo Tabiki in the Marowijne River. [5]

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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 Colony in 1872. [8] In 1879, a group of about 90 Paramaccans led by Apensa created a settlement on an island in 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 tribal villages which are mainly located on the Lower 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 gold prospecting by the Newmont Corporation. Ecotourism has become an important addition in the early 21st century. [2] Holiday resorts have opened near the Armina waterfalls, and Stoelmanseiland. [1] 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 Langatabbetje Airstrip and Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip offering Blue Wing scheduled services from Paramaribo. [14]

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