Manlobi

Manlobi (also: Malobi[2]) is a village of Ndyuka Maroons in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village is located on an island in the Tapanahony River.[1]

Manlobi
Malobi
Village
Place of sacrifice at Manlobi (1903)
Place of sacrifice at Manlobi (1903)
Manlobi is located in Suriname
Manlobi
Manlobi
Coordinates: 4.268056°N 54.498889°W / 4.268056; -54.498889
Country Suriname
DistrictSipaliwini District
ResortTapanahony
Government
 • CaptainAlikani Godo[1]
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Overview

Manlobi was built by runaway slaves from the plantations.[3] In 1797, it was reported that there was a village on this location.[4]

Manlobi has a school, and a Methodist church.[2] In 2010, a communication mast was placed on the Berayu mountain near the village, providing the village with mobile phone access.[5]

In 2007, Freedom Resources, a gold mining company, procured a large concession on the left shore of the river and built a settlement near the landing ground with a supermarket.[6] The mining activities have attracted skalians, illegal gold dredges, who pollute the river with mercury.[1]

In 2009, the short documentary Trypps #6 by Ben Russell was shot in Manlobi.[7]

References
  1. "Goudwinning dichtbij Malobi zorgt voor spanningen tussen dorpsbewoners en ondernemer". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. Plan Bureau (2014). "Planning Office Suriname - Districts 2009-2013" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). p. 171.
  3. "Suriname and the Maroons". Milwaukee Public Museum. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. Just B.Ch. Wekker (1986). "Historische fragmenten rond 18e-eeuwse zendingsposten in Suriname". OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse Taalkunde, Letterkunde en Geschiedenis (in Dutch). p. 185. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  5. "Digicel verbindt nog eens ruim 4000 mensen met de wereld". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. "Goudwinning en ontwikkeling in Marrondorp Manlobi". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  7. "Trypps #6 (Malobi)". Dime Show. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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