{{Short description|Resort in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Paramacca | other_name = | native_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Resort | motto = | image_skyline = File:Het huis van de familie Leerdam in Langetabbetje in Suriname, Bestanddeelnr 252-6733.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = House in Langetabbetje (1947) | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_map = right|frameless|280px | mapsize = | map_caption = Map showing the resorts of Sipaliwini District.{{legend|#00BFFF|Paramacca}} | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Suriname}} | subdivision_type1 = District | subdivision_name1 = Sipaliwini District | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = <ref name="planning">{{cite web|url=https://www.planningofficesuriname.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/STRUCTUUR-ANALYSE-IV.pdf|title=Planning Office Suriname - Districts|website=Planning Office Suriname|language=nl|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 3233 | area_land_km2 = | population_as_of = | population_footnotes = <ref name="parbode"/> | population_note = | population_total = 1,500-2,000 | population_density_km2 = 0.46-0.61 | timezone = AST | utc_offset = -3 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|5.0836|-54.5475|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = | blank_info = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Paramacca''' (also '''Pamacca'''<ref name="planning"/>) is a resort in Suriname, located in the Sipaliwini District.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.surinameview.com/districten/|title=Districten|access-date=21 May 2020|language=nl|website=Suriname View}}</ref> The population is estimated between 1,500 and 2,000 people.<ref name="parbode"/> In 1983, the Sipaliwini District was created, and the eastern part became the resort of Tapanahony.<ref name="suriname_nu">{{cite web|url=https://www.suriname.nu/175alg/sipaliwini01.html|title=Distrikt Sipaliwini|access-date=23 May 2020|language=nl|website=Suriname.nu}}</ref> The Paramacca resort is the northern part of Tapanahony, and mainly inhabited by the Paramaccan people,<ref name="suriname_nu"/><ref name="gov_sr">{{cite web|url=http://regionaldevelopment.gov.sr/actueel/2019/paamaka-en-ndyuka-leggen-grens-vast/|title=Paamaka en Ndyuka leggen grens vast|website=Regional Development.gov.sr|access-date=23 May 2020|language=nl|archive-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128031825/https://regionaldevelopment.gov.sr/actueel/2019/paamaka-en-ndyuka-leggen-grens-vast/|url-status=dead}}</ref> the border of the resorts is the island of Bofoo Tabiki in the Marowijne River.<ref name="gov_sr"/>
The administrative centre of the resort is located in Snesiekondre, and was completed in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/2215|title=Bestuurscentra Sipaliwini bouwtechnisch opgeleverd|access-date=23 May 2020|language=nl|website=Star Nieuws}}</ref> The District Commissioner for the resort is Margaretha Malontie.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gfcnieuws.com/margaretha-malontie-nieuwe-deken-districtscommissarissen/|title=Margaretha Malontie nieuwe deken districtscommissarissen|website=GFC Nieuws|access-date=23 May 2020|language=nl}}</ref>
The Paramaccans were runaway slaves who had made a peace treaty with the Colony in 1872.<ref>{{Cite conference|title=Conference on Slavery, Indentured Labour, Migration, Diaspora and Identity Formation.|author=J. Marten and W. Schalkwijk|date=19 June 2018|publisher=Anton de Kom University|quote=Original publication:Koloniaal Verslag van 1872 page 543}}</ref> In 1879, a group of about 90 Paramaccans led by Apensa created a settlement on an island in the Marowijne River near the mouth of the Paramacca Creek. The town was named Langatabiki (Long Island).<ref name="encycl">{{Cite web|title=Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië - Page 155 - Boschnegers|website=Digital Library for Dutch Literature|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/benj004ency01_01/benj004ency01_01.pdf|date=1916|access-date=23 May 2020|language=nl}}</ref>
The resort of Paramacca consists of the current area settled by the Paramaccans.<ref name="suriname_nu"/>
==Villages== The resort is made up of 13 tribal villages which are mainly located on the Lower Marowijne River, and is home to the non-tribal village of Stoelmanseiland. The main village of the resort is Langatabiki which is the residence of the granman of the Paramaccan people.<ref name="planning"/>
Medische Zending operates health care clinics in Langatabiki, Nason, and Stoelmanseiland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medischezending.sr/mz/zorggebied/|title=Zorggebied|website=Medische Zending.sr|access-date=23 May 2020|language=nl|archive-date=30 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930070719/http://www.medischezending.sr/mz/zorggebied/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Schools are present in Gakaba, Langatabiki, Nason, and Stoelmanseiland.<ref name="planning"/>
==Economy== A major part of the economy of Paramacca is gold prospecting by Newmont. Ecotourism has become an important addition in the early 21st century.<ref name="parbode">{{cite web|url=https://parbode.com/dc-malontie-paamaka-op-weg-naar-ontwikkeling-sneak-peek/|title=Dc Malontie: 'Paamaka op weg naar ontwikkeling'- Sneak Peek|website=Parbode|access-date=23 May 2020|language=nl}}</ref> Holiday resorts have opened near the Armina waterfalls, and Stoelmanseiland.<ref name="planning"/> Cassave is the main agricultural crop.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/392|title=Grondenrechten vraagstuk belangrijk voor granman Forster |website=Star Nieuws|access-date=23 May 2020|language=nl}}</ref>
==Transport== The area can be reached by car via an unpaved road between Moengo and Langatabiki, from where there is access to the East-West Link.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2018/06/10/deel-van-weg-naar-langatabiki-in-zeer-slechte-staat/?cn-reloaded=1|title=Deel van weg naar Langatabiki in zeer slechte staat|website=Waterkant.net|access-date=23 May 2020|language=nl}}</ref> Plans have been developed to pave the road to Moengo, and built one road from Langatabiki via Stoelmanseiland to Benzdorp, and another from Langatabiki to Brokopondo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spinlab.vu.nl/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Final_ChristiaanJolly1707736.pdf|title=Ruimtegebruiksmodelleren|date=August 2010|access-date=23 May 2020|language=nl|website=Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam}}</ref>
Paramacca is served by Langatabbetje Airstrip and Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip offering Blue Wing scheduled services from Paramaribo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bluewingairlines.com/|title=Blue Wing Airlines|access-date=23 May 2020|website=Blue Wing Airlines}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Resorts of Suriname}} {{Surinamese District Sipaliwini}}
Category:Resorts of Suriname Category:Populated places in Sipaliwini District