Ricanau Mofo Explained

Official Name:Ricanau Mofo
Other Name:Ricanaumofo
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Suriname
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Suriname
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Suriname
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Marowijne District
Subdivision Type2:Resort
Subdivision Name2:Moengo
Leader Title:Captain
Leader Name:Meizak Banwarie[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:5.6775°N -54.4236°W

Ricanau Mofo, also Ricanaumofo,[2] is a village of Ndyuka Maroons in the Moengo resort of the Marowijne District of Suriname.[3] The village can be accessed from the East-West Link via Moengo.[4] Ricanau Mofo is located on the Cottica River.[5]

Overview

Ricanau Mofo has a school and a health clinic.[3] The village is connected to the electricity grid, and in July 2019, construction started on supplying the village with clean drinking water.[2]

The economy of the village is based on agriculture with an emphasis on producing ginger, arrowleaf elephant ear (tayer), and bananas.[6] Tayer is the basis of the popular Suriname dish pom.[7] In 2019, a Farmers Field School was opened in the village.[8]

References

  1. News: Ricanau Mofo blij met toezegging president Bouterse . Star Nieuws. 26 February 2021. nl.
  2. News: Ricanaumofo beschikt binnenkort over schoon drinkwater. Waterkant. 26 February 2021. nl.
  3. Web site: Plan Bureau. Planning Office Suriname - Districts 2009-2013. Planning Office Suriname. 2014. nl. 114.
  4. News: Weg naar Ricanau Mofo wordt geasfalteerd. Star Nieuws. 26 February 2021. nl.
  5. News: VIDEO: Vrachtschip verliest controle en ligt dwars op rivier in Suriname. Waterkant. 26 February 2021. nl.
  6. News: PRODUCTIE AARDVRUCHTEN RICANAU MOFO MOET OMHOOG. United News. 26 February 2021. nl.
  7. News: Een koosjere knol. Trouw. 26 February 2021. nl.
  8. News: Ricanau Mofo krijgt Farmers Field School. GFC Nieuws. 26 February 2021. nl.