Poesoegroenoe | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Suriname |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Suriname |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Suriname |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Sipaliwini |
Subdivision Type2: | Resort |
Subdivision Name2: | Boven Saramacca |
Timezone: | ART |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | 4.3958°N -55.7875°W |
Poesoegroenoe or Pusugrunu or Psugrunu is a Matawai village in Boven Saramacca, Sipaliwini District, central Suriname.[1] The village lies along the Saramacca River and is the residence of the gaanman of the Matawai maroons.
Poesoegroenoe is home to a Medische Zending healthcare centre. The Pan American Health Organization noted that unlike many villages, Poesoegroenoe remained immune from malaria.[2]
A road connecting Poesoegroeni via Atjoni with Pokigron, where there is a connection to the North South Corridor, is currently under construction. According to Lesley Valentijn, the granman of the Matawi, the road should open to traffic in 2016.[3] [4] The road opened in 2017.[5]
Poesoegroenoe is served by the Poesoegroenoe Airstrip, offering scheduled services to and from Paramaribo.
Villages on the Saramacca River are reachable by dugout canoes, which regularly travel the rivers.