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Stoelmanseiland
Coordinates: 4°21′0″N54°25′0″W / 4.35000°N 54.41667°W / 4.35000; -54.41667
CountryFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
District Sipaliwini District
Resort Paramacca
Time zone UTC-3 (AST)

Stoelmanseiland (or Stoelie [1] ) is an island, and a village in the Paramacca resort of the Sipaliwini District. It is located at the confluence of the Tapanahony River with the Lawa River which forms the Marowijne River, [2] and is also the border with French Guiana. [3]

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Stoelmanseiland was named after Philip Samuel Stoelman who founded a military outpost on the island in December 1791, during his fight against the Aluku. [4]

During the Surinamese Interior War it was the headquarters of Ronnie Brunswijk's Jungle Commando. [5]

Johannes King Hospital

The Moravian Church built the Johannes King Hospital, a medical clinic which opened on 29 May 1958. [6] It was named after Johannes King [7] who was the first Maroon missionary, and one of the earliest authors in Sranan Tongo. [8] The clinic is nowadays operated by Medische Zending. [6]

Transport

Stoelmanseiland can be reached via Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip which is located on the island. [9]

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