Boven Saramacca is a

resort A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, swimming, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping, on the premises. The term ''resort ...

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

, located in the

Sipaliwini District Sipaliwini is the largest district of Suriname, located in the south. Sipaliwini is the only district that does not have a regional capital, as it is directly administered by the national government in Paramaribo. History Sipaliwini was created i ...

. Its population at the 2012 census was 1,427. The dominant geographical feature of this resort is the

Saramacca River Saramacca River is a river in Suriname. The Arawaks named this river "Surama", and today's name "Saramacca" is probably derived from it. It originates in the Wilhelmina Mountains and flows northwards and enters the Atlantic Ocean together with t ...

. The resort is mainly inhabited by

Maroon Maroon ( US/ UK , Australia ) is a brownish crimson color that takes its name from the French word ''marron'', or chestnut. "Marron" is also one of the French translations for "brown". According to multiple dictionaries, there are var ...

s of the Matawai tribe. The main village is

Nieuw Jacobkondre Nieuw Jacobkondre (also Njoeng Jacob Kondre or just Jacobkondre) is a town in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. It is situated on the Saramacca River. The village is inhabited by Matawai people. Overview The village of Jacobkondre was founded ...

which can be reached via an unpaved which connects to the Southern East-West Link and from there to the rest of the country. The

Njoeng Jacob Kondre Airstrip Njoeng Jacob Kondre Airstrip is an airstrip serving Njoeng Jacob Kondre, Suriname. Charters and destinations Charter Airlines serving this airport are: Accidents or incidents * On 10 February 2001, Gum Air’s GAF Nomad N24A, registered ...

also serves Nieuw Jacobkondre.

Poesoegroenoe Poesoegroenoe or Pusugrunu or Psugrunu is a Matawai village in Boven Saramacca, Sipaliwini District, central Suriname. The village lies along the Saramacca River and is the residence of the gaanman of the Matawai maroons. Healthcare Poesoegr ...

is home to the

granman Granman (Ndyuka language: ''gaanman'') is the title of the paramount chief of a Maroon (people), Maroon nation in Suriname and French Guiana. The Ndyuka people, Ndyuka, Saramaka, Matawai people, Matawai, Aluku, Paramaccan people, Paramaka and Kwint ...

of the Matawai.

Other villages

Boslanti Boslanti is a village of Matawai Maroons in the resort of Boven Saramacca in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. Boslanti is located on the Saramacca River. Overview Boslanti which translates to Forest Land is located in the Central Suriname N ...

Heidoti Heidoti is a village in Boven Saramacca municipality (resort) in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. Heidoti is home to Maroons of the Kwinti tribe. Heidoti had been built as a camp by the Geological and Mining Services, and was later settled by Nic ...

Kwattahede Kwattahede (also: ''Kwataede'') is a village in Boven Saramacca resort in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. The village is inhabited by Matawai people. The village was founded in the 1880s by Johannes King and is situated in the middle of the ri ...

Makajapingo Makajapingo is a village in Boven Saramacca (resort) in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. The village is inhabited by Matawai people. Nearby towns and villages include Pakka-Pakka (8.6 nm), Moetoetoetabriki (7.0 nm), Tabrikiekondre (3.2 ...

Moetoetoetabriki Moetoetoetabriki is a village in Boven Saramacca resort in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. The village is inhabited by Matawai people. Nearby towns and villages include Heidoti (2.0 nm), Kwattahede (1.4 nm), Pakka-Pakka (13.9 n ...

Pakka-Pakka Pakka-Pakka or Pakkapakka, also Pakkapakka 1 (right side river) and Pakkapakka 2 (left side), is a Maroon village in the rainforest of Boven Saramacca resort in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. The village is inhabited by Matawai people. The villa ...

Tabrikiekondre Tabrikiekondre is a village in Boven Saramacca municipality (resort) in Sipaliwini District in Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a count ...

Villa Brazil Villa Brazil (also Villa Brasil) is a '' garimpeiros'' (illegal gold prospectors) village in the Boven Saramacca resort of the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. Overview Gold was discovered in the Rosebel area in 1879. More than century after, in ...

Warnakomoponafaja Warnakomoponafaja is a village in Boven Saramacca municipality (resort) in Sipaliwini District in Suriname. The name of the village means "the hare who arrived from the fire". When the village was founded, a fire was made near the hole of a hare, ...

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