Manlobi Explained

Official Name:Manlobi
Other Name:Malobi
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Suriname
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Suriname
Subdivision Name1:Sipaliwini District
Subdivision Type2:Resort
Subdivision Name2:Tapanahony
Leader Title:Captain
Leader Name:Alikani Godo
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:4.2681°N -54.4989°W

Manlobi (also: Malobi[1]) is a village of Ndyuka Maroons in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village is located on an island in the Tapanahony River.[2]

Overview

Manlobi was built by runaway slaves from the plantations.[3] In 1797, it was reported that there was a village on this location.[4]

Manlobi has a school, and a Methodist church.[1] In 2010, a communication mast was placed on the mountain near the village, providing the village with mobile phone access.[5]

In 2007, Freedom Resources, a gold mining company, procured a large concession on the left shore of the river and built a settlement near the landing ground with a supermarket.[6] The mining activities have attracted skalians, illegal gold dredges, who pollute the river with mercury.[2]

In 2009, the short documentary Trypps #6 by Ben Russell was shot in Manlobi.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Plan Bureau. Planning Office Suriname - Districts 2009-2013. Planning Office Suriname. 2014. 171. nl.
  2. News: Goudwinning dichtbij Malobi zorgt voor spanningen tussen dorpsbewoners en ondernemer. Suriname Herald. 24 February 2021. nl.
  3. Web site: Suriname and the Maroons. Milwaukee Public Museum. 23 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Historische fragmenten rond 18e-eeuwse zendingsposten in Suriname . Just B.Ch. Wekker. OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse Taalkunde, Letterkunde en Geschiedenis. 1986. nl. 185. 24 February 2021.
  5. News: Digicel verbindt nog eens ruim 4000 mensen met de wereld . Star Nieuws. 24 February 2021. nl.
  6. News: Goudwinning en ontwikkeling in Marrondorp Manlobi . Star Nieuws. 24 February 2021. nl.
  7. Web site: Trypps #6 (Malobi). Dime Show. 24 February 2021.