Pamacca

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]

Paramacca
Resort
House in Langetabbetje (1947)
House in Langetabbetje (1947)
Map showing the resorts of Sipaliwini District.
  Paramacca
Coordinates: 5.0836°N 54.5475°W / 5.0836; -54.5475
Country Suriname
DistrictSipaliwini 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 zoneUTC-3 (AST)

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]

References
  1. "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. "Dc Malontie: 'Paamaka op weg naar ontwikkeling'- Sneak Peek". Parbode (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. "Districten". Suriname View (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. "Distrikt Sipaliwini". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. "Paamaka en Ndyuka leggen grens vast". Regional Development.gov.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. "Bestuurscentra Sipaliwini bouwtechnisch opgeleverd". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  7. "Margaretha Malontie nieuwe deken districtscommissarissen". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  8. J. Marten and W. Schalkwijk (19 June 2018). Conference on Slavery, Indentured Labour, Migration, Diaspora and Identity Formation. Anton de Kom University. Original publication:Koloniaal Verslag van 1872 page 543
  9. "Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië - Page 155 - Boschnegers" (PDF). Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1916. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  10. "Zorggebied". Medische Zending.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  11. "Grondenrechten vraagstuk belangrijk voor granman Forster". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  12. "Deel van weg naar Langatabiki in zeer slechte staat". Waterkant.net (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  13. "Ruimtegebruiksmodelleren" (PDF). Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (in Dutch). August 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  14. "Blue Wing Airlines". Blue Wing Airlines. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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