Poesoegroenoe | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 4°23′45″N 55°47′15″W / 4.39583°N 55.78750°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Sipaliwini |
Resort | Boven Saramacca |
Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
Poesoegroenoe or Pusugrunu or Psugrunu is a Matawai village in Boven Saramacca, Sipaliwini District, central Suriname. [1] The village lies along the Saramacca River and is the residence of the gaanman of the Matawai maroons.
Poesoegroenoe is home to a Medische Zending healthcare centre. The Pan American Health Organization noted that unlike many villages, Poesoegroenoe remained immune from malaria. [2]
A road connecting Poesoegroeni via Atjoni with Pokigron, where there is a connection to the North South Corridor, is currently under construction. According to Lesley Valentijn, the granman of the Matawi, the road should open to traffic in 2016. [3] [4] The road opened in 2017. [5]
Poesoegroenoe is served by the Poesoegroenoe Airstrip, offering scheduled services to and from Paramaribo.
Villages on the Saramacca River are reachable by dugout canoes, which regularly travel the rivers.
Poesoegroenoe | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 4°23′45″N 55°47′15″W / 4.39583°N 55.78750°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Sipaliwini |
Resort | Boven Saramacca |
Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
Poesoegroenoe or Pusugrunu or Psugrunu is a Matawai village in Boven Saramacca, Sipaliwini District, central Suriname. [1] The village lies along the Saramacca River and is the residence of the gaanman of the Matawai maroons.
Poesoegroenoe is home to a Medische Zending healthcare centre. The Pan American Health Organization noted that unlike many villages, Poesoegroenoe remained immune from malaria. [2]
A road connecting Poesoegroeni via Atjoni with Pokigron, where there is a connection to the North South Corridor, is currently under construction. According to Lesley Valentijn, the granman of the Matawi, the road should open to traffic in 2016. [3] [4] The road opened in 2017. [5]
Poesoegroenoe is served by the Poesoegroenoe Airstrip, offering scheduled services to and from Paramaribo.
Villages on the Saramacca River are reachable by dugout canoes, which regularly travel the rivers.