Official Name: | Boven Saramacca |
Settlement Type: | Resort |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Suriname |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Sipaliwini District |
Area Total Km2: | 5929 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1,427 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Boven Saramacca is a resort in Suriname, located in the Sipaliwini District. Its population at the 2012 census was 1,427.[1] The dominant geographical feature of this resort is the Saramacca River. The resort is mainly inhabited by Maroons of the Matawai tribe.[2]
The main village is Nieuw Jacobkondre which can be reached via an unpaved which connects to the Southern East-West Link and from there to the rest of the country.[3] The Njoeng Jacob Kondre Airstrip also serves Nieuw Jacobkondre.[4] Poesoegroenoe is home to the granman of the Matawai.[5]