Stoelmanseiland (or Stoelie) is an island, and a village in the Paramacca resort of the

Sipaliwini District Sipaliwini is the largest Districts of Suriname, 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. Sipaliwini ...

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. It is located at the

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of the

Tapanahony River The Tapanahony River (sometimes called Tapanahoni) is a major river in the south eastern part of Suriname, South America. The river originates in the Southern part of the Eilerts de Haan Mountains, near the border with Brazil. It joins the Marowijn ...

with the Lawa River which forms the

Marowijne River The Maroni () or Marowijne (; ) is a river in South America that forms the border between French Guiana and Suriname. Course The Maroni runs through the Guianan moist forests ecoregion. It originates in the Tumuk Humak Mountains and forms ...

, and is also the border with

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. Stoelmanseiland was named after Philip Samuel Stoelman who founded a

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on the island in December 1791, during his fight against the

Aluku The Aluku are a Bushinengue ethnic group living mainly on the riverbank in Maripasoula in southwest French Guiana. The group are sometimes called Boni, referring to the 18th-century leader, Boni (guerrilla leader), Bokilifu Boni. History The ...

. During the

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it was the headquarters of

Ronnie Brunswijk Ronnie Brunswijk (; born 7 March 1961) is a Surinamese politician, businessman, former rebel leader, footballer and convicted drug trafficker, who is serving as the current Vice President of Suriname. Brunswijk served as the personal bodyguard ...

Jungle Commando The Jungle Commando (formally known as the Suriname National Liberation Army) was a guerrilla commando group in Suriname. It was founded by Ronnie Brunswijk in 1986 to ensure equal rights for Suriname's minority Maroon population. The group was for ...

Johannes King Hospital

The

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built the Johannes King Hospital, a medical clinic which opened on 29 May 1958. It was named after Johannes King who was the first

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missionary, and one of the earliest authors in

Sranan Tongo Sranan Tongo (Sranantongo, "Surinamese tongue", Sranan, Surinamese Creole) is an English-based creole language from Suriname, in South America, where it is the first or second language for 519,600 Surinamese people (approximately 80% of the popu ...

. The clinic is nowadays operated by Medische Zending.

Transport

Stoelmanseiland can be reached via Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip which is located on the island.

References

Populated places in Sipaliwini District Islands of Suriname {{suriname-geo-stub