Pikin Saron | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 5°23′22″N 55°21′34″W / 5.389444°N 55.359444°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Para District |
Resort | Zuid |
Government | |
• Captain | Url Tapoto [1] |
Population (2020)
[2] | |
• Total | 488 |
Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
Pikin Saron (also Post Saron [3]) is an indigenous village of Kalina [2] Amerindians in the resort of Zuid in the Para District in Suriname. The village can be accessed from the Southern East-West Link, and is located on the Saramacca River. [3]
Pikin Saron was founded as a missionary post of the Moravian Church in 1756. It was located near the military outpost De Zeven Provinciën [4] which became later known as Post Saron. [3] The Amerindian were living in the savannah to the west of the post. [4] The tribe was hunting escaped slaves for the colony for money. [a] In 1760, there were 84 Amerindians living in Saron. On 25 January 1761, the post was destroyed by the Saramaka Maroons. [5] 8 Amerindians were killed in the attack, and 11 women and children were taken prisoner. [6] On 19 September 1762, a peace treaty was signed between the Colony of Suriname and the Saramaka. [7]
Pikin Saron has a school and a clinic. [8] The Saron Bridge over the Saramacca River is located near the village. In 2011, the wooden bridge was replaced by a concrete bridge. [9]
In 2019, the Women Centre was renovated by Grassalco who operate a nearby gold mine. [10] In 2009, samples were taken of the river, and the river has been polluted with mercury. [11] In 2020, a police post was opened in the village. [12] The village chief since 2010 is Url Tapoto. [1]
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Pikin Saron | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 5°23′22″N 55°21′34″W / 5.389444°N 55.359444°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Para District |
Resort | Zuid |
Government | |
• Captain | Url Tapoto [1] |
Population (2020)
[2] | |
• Total | 488 |
Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
Pikin Saron (also Post Saron [3]) is an indigenous village of Kalina [2] Amerindians in the resort of Zuid in the Para District in Suriname. The village can be accessed from the Southern East-West Link, and is located on the Saramacca River. [3]
Pikin Saron was founded as a missionary post of the Moravian Church in 1756. It was located near the military outpost De Zeven Provinciën [4] which became later known as Post Saron. [3] The Amerindian were living in the savannah to the west of the post. [4] The tribe was hunting escaped slaves for the colony for money. [a] In 1760, there were 84 Amerindians living in Saron. On 25 January 1761, the post was destroyed by the Saramaka Maroons. [5] 8 Amerindians were killed in the attack, and 11 women and children were taken prisoner. [6] On 19 September 1762, a peace treaty was signed between the Colony of Suriname and the Saramaka. [7]
Pikin Saron has a school and a clinic. [8] The Saron Bridge over the Saramacca River is located near the village. In 2011, the wooden bridge was replaced by a concrete bridge. [9]
In 2019, the Women Centre was renovated by Grassalco who operate a nearby gold mine. [10] In 2009, samples were taken of the river, and the river has been polluted with mercury. [11] In 2020, a police post was opened in the village. [12] The village chief since 2010 is Url Tapoto. [1]
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