Boven Suriname (also Upper Suriname) 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 17,954. Almost its entire population consists of

Maroons Maroons are descendants of Africans in the Americas who escaped from slavery and formed their own settlements. They often mixed with indigenous peoples, eventually evolving into separate creole cultures such as the Garifuna and the Mascogos. ...

The resort is home to many small

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villages. The main village is

Pokigron Pokigron is a town in Suriname located on Brokopondo Reservoir. It is located in the Boven Suriname municipality (resort) in the Sipaliwini District. It has a population of approximately 400 people in 2018. Pokigron is located at the end of a pave ...

. Pokigron is located at the end of a paved road via

Brownsweg Brownsweg is a town and resort in Suriname in the Brokopondo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 4,793. History The town was named after the road that leads to the Brownsberg, and the Brownsberg Nature Park. It is situated near the ...

to the

Afobakaweg The Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname) has a number of forms of transport. Transportation emissions are an increasing part of Suriname's contributions to climate change, as part of the Nationally Determined Contributions for the Par ...

, Villages to the south of Pokigron can only be accessed by boat. The settlements on the right bank of the Upper

Suriname River The Suriname River (Dutch: ''Surinamerivier'') is 480 km long and flows through the country Suriname. Its sources are located in the Guiana Highlands on the border between the Wilhelmina Mountains and the Eilerts de Haan Mountains (where it i ...

are usually adherents to the

Winti Winti is an Afro-Surinamese traditional religion that originated in the colony Suriname, part of the Dutch Empire. It is a syncretization of the different African religious beliefs and practices brought in mainly by Akan and Fon slaves durin ...

(Afro-Surinamese) religion, while the left bank is mainly

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

. Aurora can also be accessed from the

Laduani Airstrip Laduani Airstrip , is an airport serving Aurora, Suriname. Charters and destinations Charter Airlines serving this airport are: See also * * * List of airports in Suriname This is a list of airports in Suriname, sorted by location. Suri ...

. Botopasi, Djumu, Goddo, and Pikin Slee are served by the

Botopasi Airstrip Botopasi Airstrip , is an airstrip serving Botopasi, Suriname. History of the airstrip The Botopasi Airstrip was constructed by the Surinamese Medical Missionary Service, the " Surinaamse Medische Zendings Vliegdienst", also called the “Med ...

. Kajana is served by the

Cayana Airstrip Cayana Airstrip is an airstrip serving the villages around Kajana in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The runway is just west of Kajana, across the Suriname River. Airlines and destinations Airlines serving this airport are: Acciden ...

. Even though Boven Suriname had long been settled by the Maroons, it wasn't until 1908 when an expedition led by Johan Eilerts de Haan set out to find the source of the

Villages

Abenaston Abenaston is a village in Suriname with a population of about 700 people in 2005. The population consists of Saramaka Maroons. The village was founded at its current location in the early 20th century with the help of the Moravian Church. There ...

Asidonhopo Asidonhopo is a Saramaka village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. Asidonhopo is the residence of the paramount chief or gaanman of the Saramaca. The succession of gaanman Belfon Aboikoni, who died in June 2014, has not been decided as of 201 ...

Aurora An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...

Botopasi Botopasi, also spelled Boto-Pasi, is a Saamaka village in Suriname. The village had a population of about 740 people in 2001. The villages has a school, clinic and a church. The resources of the village are shared with the nearby village of Debi ...

Djumu Djumu, also spelled Djoemoe, is a village in Suriname. It is located at the confluence of the Gran Rio and the Pikin Rio which continue as the Upper Suriname River. The village is home to Maroons of the Saramaka tribe. Healthcare Djumu is hom ...

Goddo Goddo was a Canadian rock band formed in Scarborough, Ontario in 1975. Goddo had mixed major label success from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. After reforming in 1989, they revived their career with several new studio and 'best of' packages. ...

Jaw Jaw Jaw Jaw, also Yaw Yaw, is a village of Saamaka Maroons in the Boven Suriname resort of the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village is located on the Suriname River. Jaw Jaw is a transmigration village built for the inhabitants of Lombé ...

* Kajana *

Pikin Slee Pikin Slee (also Pikienslee) is a village on the Suriname River in the resort Boven Suriname of the Sipaliwini District. It is home to about 3,000 people, and the second largest village of the Saramaka Maroons, after Aurora. Overview Pikin Slee h ...

Wittikamba Danta Bai, also called Dan ta bai, is a village in Boven Suriname municipality (resort) in Brokopondo District in Suriname. Danta Bai can be reached by car on the way from Paramaribo, Eight kilometers before Pokigron to the left. There are a numb ...

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Resorts of Suriname Populated places in Sipaliwini District {{Suriname-geo-stub