Corneliskondre
Corneliskondre | |
|---|---|
 Corneliskondre (1947) | |
  Corneliskondre Location in Suriname | |
| Coordinates: 5°20′44″N 56°8′39″W / 5.34556°N 56.14417°W | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Sipaliwini District |
| Resort (municipality) | Boven Coppename |
| Government | |
| • Captain | Jules April[1] |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 75 |
Corneliskondre is a village in Suriname, located in the Boven Coppename resort of Sipaliwini District. It has a population of 70 as of 2020, and is inhabited by indigenous people of the Kalina tribe.[1]
Corneliskondre has been named after Cornelis Tapopi, the chief who founded the village. Catholic missionaries first visited the village in 1883.[2]
The village has a school,[3] and a holiday resort near the Wayambo River. The clinic in the village is operated by the Mungra Medical Centre in Nieuw-Nickerie.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Wim P.A. Desserjer (1985). "De Caraib-Indianen aan de Wayombo en de missie". Oso (in Dutch). p. 123. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ "Structuur Analyse" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Het gedwongen vertrek van de Medische Zending uit West-Suriname". Omhoog (in Dutch). 8 December 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
External links
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5°20′44″N 56°8′39″W / 5.34556°N 56.14417°W
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