Paramacca (also Pamacca) is a resort in

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

, located in the

Sipaliwini District Sipaliwini is the largest district of Suriname, located in the south. Sipaliwini is the only district that does not have a regional capital, as it is directly administered by the national government in Paramaribo. History Sipaliwini was created ...

. The population is estimated between 1,500 and 2,000 people. In 1983, the

was created, and the eastern part became the resort of

Tapanahony Tapanahoni is a resort in Suriname, located in the Sipaliwini District. Its population at the 2012 census was 13,808. Tapanahoni is a part of Sipaliwini which has no capital, but is directly governed from Paramaribo. Tapanahony is an enormous r ...

. The Paramacca resort is the northern part of Tapanahony, and mainly inhabited by the

Paramaccan people The Paramaccan or Paramaka (French: Pamak) are a Maroon tribe living in the forested interior of Suriname, mainly in the Paramacca resort, and the western border area of French Guiana. The Paramaccan signed a peace treaty in 1872 granting the tr ...

, the border of the resorts is the island of Bofoo Tabiki in the

Marowijne River The Maroni or Marowijne (french: link=no, Maroni, nl, Marowijne, Sranan Tongo: ''Marwina-Liba'') is a river in South America that forms the border between French Guiana and Suriname. Course The Maroni runs through the Guianan moist fores ...

. The administrative centre of the resort is located in

Snesiekondre Snesiekondre (also: Snesikondre ) is a village of Paramacca Maroons in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. The village is located at the end of the road connecting Langatabiki to Patamacca and the rest of Suriname. History In 1977, a developm ...

, and was completed in 2012. The District Commissioner for the resort is Margaretha Malontie. The Paramaccans were runaway slaves who had made a peace treaty with the

Colony In modern parlance, a colony is a territory subject to a form of foreign rule. Though dominated by the foreign colonizers, colonies remain separate from the administration of the original country of the colonizers, the ''metropole, metropolit ...

in 1872. In 1879, a group of about 90 Paramaccans led by Apensa created a settlement on an island in the

near the mouth of the Paramacca Creek. The town was named Langatabiki (Long Island). The resort of Paramacca consists of the current area settled by the Paramaccans.

Villages

The resort is made up of 13

tribal The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confli ...

villages which are mainly located on the Lower

, and is home to the non-tribal village of

Stoelmanseiland Stoelmanseiland (or Stoelie) is an island, and a village in the Paramacca resort of the Sipaliwini District. It is located at the confluence of the Tapanahony River with the Lawa River which forms the Marowijne River, and is also the border wit ...

. The main village of the resort is Langatabiki which is the residence of the

granman Granman (Ndyuka language: ''gaanman'') is the title of the paramount chief of a Maroon nation in Suriname and French Guiana. The Ndyuka, Saramaka, Matawai, Aluku, Paramaka and Kwinti nations all have a granman. The paramount chiefs of Amerindia ...

of the Paramaccan people. Medische Zending operates health care clinics in Langatabiki, Nason, and Stoelmanseiland. Schools are present in Gakaba, Langatabiki, Nason, and Stoelmanseiland.

Economy

A major part of the economy of Paramacca is

gold prospecting Gold prospecting is the act of searching for new gold deposits. Methods used vary with the type of deposit sought and the resources of the prospector. Although traditionally a commercial activity, in some developed countries placer gold prospe ...

by the

Newmont Corporation Newmont Corporation is a gold mining company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States. It is the world's largest gold mining corporation. Incorporated in 1921, it owns gold mines in Nevada, Colorado, Ontario, Quebec, Mexico, the Domin ...

Ecotourism Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving responsible travel (using sustainable transport) to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people. Its purpose may be to educate the traveler, to provide fund ...

has become an important addition in the early 21st century. Holiday resorts have opened near the Armina waterfalls, and Stoelmanseiland. Cassave is the main agricultural crop.

Transport

The area can be reached by car via an unpaved road between

Moengo Moengo () is a town in Suriname, located in the Marowijne district, between Paramaribo and the border town Albina on the Cottica River. Moengo is also a resort (municipality) in the district of Marowijne. Moengo was the capital of Marowijne Distri ...

and Langatabiki, from where there is access to the East-West Link. Plans have been developed to pave the road to

, and built one road from Langatabiki via

Benzdorp Benzdorp is a village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. It is named after the English consul and bullion dealer H.J.W. Benz. Geography The village lies in the jungle of the Tapanahony resort, near the Lawa River that forms the border w ...

, and another from Langatabiki to Brokopondo. Paramacca is served by Langatabbetje Airstrip and

Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip is an airstrip serving Stoelmanseiland, an island on the eastern border of Suriname. Charters and destinations Charter Airlines serving this airport are: Incidents and Accidents * On 15 May 1974 a Cessna 172K Skyh ...

offering

Blue Wing ''Myscelia ethusa'', the Mexican bluewing or blue wing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species was first described by Louis Michel François Doyère in 1840. It is found from Colombia north through Central America to Mexico. Stra ...

scheduled services from

Paramaribo Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's ...

References

{{Surinamese District Sipaliwini Resorts of Suriname Populated places in Sipaliwini District