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Kuruni
Kuruni (also: Curuni and Coeroeni) is a village in the Coeroeni resort in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village is inhabited by indigenous people of the Tiriyó tribe. The inhabitants are of the subgroup Aramayana or the Bee people. Overview The population as of 2022 is 88 people. There is no school in the village. In 2007, a medical clinic was opened in Kuruni, and is being managed by rotating nurses from Kwamalasamutu. As of November 2019, the villages has 24 hours of electricity using solar panels. History In 1959, the Coeroenie Airstrip was constructed to access the interior, and to map mineral resources. In 1965, a camp was constructed near the airstrip to house workers for a planned weir. The village was not intended for permanent habitation. On 12 December 1967, four armed men of the Guyana police force landed and told the workers to leave Camp Oronoque which marked the beginning of the Tigri conflict. Kuruni became a military outpost of the Surinamese army ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coeroeni
Coeroeni is a resort in Suriname, located in the Sipaliwini District. Its population at the 2012 census was 1,046. The resort is mainly inhabited by indigenous people of the Tiriyó tribe. Kwamalasamutu is the main village of the resort and home to the granman (paramount chief) Asongo Alalaparu. The resort was created in 1983 out of Nickerie as a tribal area. The disputed area of south-west Suriname known as Tigri Area belongs to the Coeroeni resort. Villages * Alalapadu * Amatopo * Kasuela (disputed) * Kuruni * Kwamalasamutu * Sakuru (disputed) * Sipaliwini Savanna * Vier Gebroeders The resort is also home to villages which are only inhabited part of the time. Kamani Kamani is a border village. It was founded in 2008 by people from Kwamalasamutu. The population as of 2009 was 6 people. The location is . Nature The Sipaliwini Savanna is a 100,000 hectare nature reserve. It has been a protected area since 1972. The majority of the reserve consists of a savannah whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coeroenie Airstrip
Coeroeni Airstrip is an airstrip located near Kuruni (variant spellings: ''Coeroeni'', ''Coeroenie'', or ''Curuni'') in Suriname. It was constructed as part of Operation Grasshopper. Charters and destinations Charter Airlines serving this airport are: Accidents and incidents * On 2 September 1960 a Cessna Bobcat UC-78C Bobcat, registration PZ-TAE from the Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij Surinam Airways ( nl, Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij), also known by its initials ''SLM'', is the flag carrier of Suriname, based in Paramaribo. It operates regional and long-haul scheduled passenger services. Its hub is at Johan Adolf Penge ... crashed at Curuni. There were no fatalities or injuries, the pilot was M. Wybenga. See also * List of airports in Suriname * Transport in Suriname References External links *OpenStreetMaps – Coeroenie Airport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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