Alfonsdorp
Tibiti | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 5°33′11″N 54°09′44″W / 5.553056°N 54.162222°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Marowijne District |
Resort | Albina |
Government | |
• Captain | Margriet Biswane [1] |
Population | |
• Total | 315 |
Alfonsdorp ( Lokono: Tibiti [2]) is a village of indigenous Lokono people [1] in the Albina resort of the Marowijne District of Suriname. The village is located on the East-West Link. [3] The Wanekreek Nature Reserve is located near the village.
Alfonsdorp has been named after their former village chief Alfons. [4] During the Surinamese Interior War, the village was caught between the Suriname National Army and the Jungle Commando. Most of the village fled to Balaté near Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana. [5] On 29 november 1986, when Moiwana was attacked by the Army, civilians were murdered in Alfonsdorp as well, [6] and the village was destroyed. [5] After a meeting with Thomas Sabajo of the Tucayana Amazonas and Ronnie Brunswijk of the Jungle Commando their safety was assured, and people started to return to their former home. [5]
The village has a school. [7] There used to be a clinic, but as of 2014, it was no longer in operation. [8] In 2018, a catholic church was constructed. [9] An ecotourism resort is located in the village. [4] In 2014, Margriet Biswane was elected village chief. [10] In August 2021, Alfonsdorp was connected to the electricity grid and received 24 hours of electricity. [11]
Wanekreek is a protected area of Suriname. It measures 45,000 ha (110,000 acres) and contains swamps, savannas, and marsh forests. It has been protected since 1986. [12] The area is rich in wildlife, and is the breeding grounds for orange-winged amazons. [13]
The Wane Creek which lends its name to the nature reserve, connects the Marowijne with the Cottica River and was part of the inland waterway between the Marowijne and Paramaribo. [14] A large bauxite concession is located near the nature reserve. [12]
The nature reserve is in an ongoing dispute with the indigenous villages of Marijkedorp and Alfonsdorp who consider it part of their hunting and fishing grounds. [15] The area however has been uninhibited since the 1950s. [16]
Alfonsdorp
Tibiti | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 5°33′11″N 54°09′44″W / 5.553056°N 54.162222°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Marowijne District |
Resort | Albina |
Government | |
• Captain | Margriet Biswane [1] |
Population | |
• Total | 315 |
Alfonsdorp ( Lokono: Tibiti [2]) is a village of indigenous Lokono people [1] in the Albina resort of the Marowijne District of Suriname. The village is located on the East-West Link. [3] The Wanekreek Nature Reserve is located near the village.
Alfonsdorp has been named after their former village chief Alfons. [4] During the Surinamese Interior War, the village was caught between the Suriname National Army and the Jungle Commando. Most of the village fled to Balaté near Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana. [5] On 29 november 1986, when Moiwana was attacked by the Army, civilians were murdered in Alfonsdorp as well, [6] and the village was destroyed. [5] After a meeting with Thomas Sabajo of the Tucayana Amazonas and Ronnie Brunswijk of the Jungle Commando their safety was assured, and people started to return to their former home. [5]
The village has a school. [7] There used to be a clinic, but as of 2014, it was no longer in operation. [8] In 2018, a catholic church was constructed. [9] An ecotourism resort is located in the village. [4] In 2014, Margriet Biswane was elected village chief. [10] In August 2021, Alfonsdorp was connected to the electricity grid and received 24 hours of electricity. [11]
Wanekreek is a protected area of Suriname. It measures 45,000 ha (110,000 acres) and contains swamps, savannas, and marsh forests. It has been protected since 1986. [12] The area is rich in wildlife, and is the breeding grounds for orange-winged amazons. [13]
The Wane Creek which lends its name to the nature reserve, connects the Marowijne with the Cottica River and was part of the inland waterway between the Marowijne and Paramaribo. [14] A large bauxite concession is located near the nature reserve. [12]
The nature reserve is in an ongoing dispute with the indigenous villages of Marijkedorp and Alfonsdorp who consider it part of their hunting and fishing grounds. [15] The area however has been uninhibited since the 1950s. [16]