Corneliskondre
Corneliskondre | |
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Corneliskondre Location in Suriname | |
Coordinates: 5°21′N 56°08′W / 5.350°N 56.133°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Sipaliwini District |
Resort (municipality) | Boven Coppename |
Government | |
• Captain | Jules April[1] |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 70 |
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[]
- ^ a b c "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ 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 requires
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(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). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Corneliskondre at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Indigenous villages in Suriname
- Populated places in Sipaliwini District
- Suriname geography stubs