Langatabiki
Langatabbetje
Langatabiki | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Langatabiki (1947) | |
  Langatabbetje | |
| Coordinates:4°59′30″N54°26′30″W/ 4.99167°N 54.44167°W | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Sipaliwini District |
| Resort | Pamacca |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 262 |
| Time zone | UTC-3(AST) |
Langatabiki(Dutch:Langatabbetje) is aParamaccavillage in theSipaliwini DistrictofSuriname.Langatabiki is the residence of thegranmanof theParamaccan people.Langatabiki is located in thePamaccaresort which was created on 11 September 2019 out ofTapanahony.[2]
Since 1879, a group of about 90 Maroon created a settlement on an island in theMarowijne Rivernear the mouth of the Paramacca Creek. The town was named Langatabiki (Long Island). The granman at the time of the founding was called Apensa.[3]
Education
[edit]Langatabiki is home to the granman Cornelis Forsterprimary school.[4]
Energy
[edit]Like mostMaroonvillages in the interior, Langatabiki relied on diesel generators for electricity until 2016. Although the fuel for the generators is provided free of charge by the Surinamese government, there was only enough available to provide electricity for a few hours per day, usually from 6 p.m. until midnight. In March 2016, the first phase of asolar powernetwork opened in Langatabiki, aiming to provide electricity to the village for 24 hours per day.[5]
Healthcare
[edit]Langatabiki is home to aMedische Zendinghealthcare centre.[6]
Transportation
[edit]By road
[edit]Langatabiki is linked by road toMoengo,from where there is access to theEast-West Link.[7]Plans have been developed to pave the road toMoengo,and built one road from Langatabiki viaStoelmanseilandtoBenzdorp,and another from Langatabiki toBrokopondo.[8]
By air
[edit]Langatabiki is served byLangatabbetje Airstrip,offeringBlue Wingscheduled services fromParamaribo.[9]
By water
[edit]Villages on theMarowijne,TapanahonyandLawarivers are reachable bydugout canoetaxis,which regularly travel the rivers. The village ofApatouinFrench Guianalies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) downstream the Marowijne River.
References
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- ^Pamaka Development Plan (2017)."Pamaka Ontwikkelingsplan"(PDF)(in Dutch).NIKOS.p. 13.
- ^"Paamaka en Ndyuka leggen grens vast".Regional Development.gov.sr(in Dutch). Archived fromthe originalon 28 January 2022.Retrieved23 May2020.
- ^"Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië - Page 155 - Boschnegers"(PDF).Digital Library for Dutch Literature(in Dutch). 1916.Retrieved23 May2020.
- ^"Leerlingen Langatabiki leren over behoud Amazonegebied".Star Nieuws(in Dutch).Retrieved23 May2020.
- ^Orban, Gilliamo (9 March 2016)."Langatabiki omarmt zonne-energie".de Ware Tijd.Retrieved16 April2016.
- ^"Zorggebied".Medische Zending.sr(in Dutch). Archived fromthe originalon 30 September 2022.Retrieved23 May2020.
- ^"Deel van weg naar Langatabiki in zeer slechte staat".Waterkant.net(in Dutch).Retrieved23 May2020.
- ^"Ruimtegebruiksmodelleren"(PDF).Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam(in Dutch). August 2010.Retrieved23 May2020.
- ^"Blue Wing Airlines".Blue Wing Airlines.Retrieved23 May2020.