Coeroeni is a resort in Suriname, located in the Sipaliwini District. Its population at the 2012 census was 1,046. The resort is mainly inhabited by indigenous people[1] of the Tiriyó tribe.[2] Kwamalasamutu is the main village of the resort and home to the granman (paramount chief) Asongo Alalaparu.[3]
Coeroeni | |
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 Map showing the resorts of Sipaliwini District. Coeroeni | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Sipaliwini District |
| Area | |
• Total | 33,133 km2 (12,793 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 1,046 |
| • Density | 0.032/km2 (0.082/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
The resort was created in 1983 out of Nickerie as a tribal area.[4] The disputed area of south-west Suriname known as Tigri Area belongs to the Coeroeni resort.[5]
Villages
edit- Alalapadu
- Amatopo
- Kasuela (disputed)
- Kuruni
- Kwamalasamutu
- Sakuru (disputed)
- Sipaliwini Savanna
- Vier Gebroeders
The resort is also home to villages which are only inhabited part of the time.[6]
Kamani
editKamani is a border village. It was founded in 2008 by people from Kwamalasamutu.[7] The population as of 2009 was 6 people.[8] The location is 2°34′5″N 57°0′30″W / 2.56806°N 57.00833°W.
Nature
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The Sipaliwini Savanna is a 100,000 hectare nature reserve. It has been a protected area since 1972. The majority of the reserve consists of a savannah which in turn is a continuation of the Brazilian Tumucumaque Mountains National Park. The reserve is in pristine condition with almost no human habitation.[9] This reserve is one of the last frontiers in the tropics, however relatively little is known about the region.[10] The savannah is where the blue poison dart frog was discovered in 1969.[11]
Archaeology
editThe Werehpai archaeological site, which consists of caves containing petroglyphs of pre-Columbian origin, is located about 10 kilometres from Kwamalasamutu.[12] On the Sipaliwini Savanna relics were discovered of human habitation dating from about 6000 BC.[13]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "DORPSPLAN KWAMALASAMUTU 2011–2014" (PDF). Institute for Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR) (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Heemskerk & Delvoye 2007, p. 100.
- ^ "Districtenindeling Suriname - herstel oude grenzen district Nickerie". nickerie.net (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Suriname, Guyana in Dispute Over Mineral-Rich Land". Atlanta Black Star. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Amotopoan trails : a recent archaeology of Trio movements - Page 5. University of Leiden (Thesis). Leiden University. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ Carlin, Eithne B.; Van Goethem, Diederik (2009). In the Shadow of the Tiger: The Amerindians of Suriname. Amsterdam: KIT Publishers. ISBN 978-9460220-265.
- ^ "Natuurreservaten Suriname". Reisgraag (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Burton Kim & Thomas E. Lee Jr (2018). "Community Ecology and Phylogeography of Bats in the Guianan Savannas of Northern South America" (PDF). MDPI. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Zoology". Sipaliwini Savanna. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Gajapersad, Krisna; MacKintosh, Angelique; Benitez, Angelica; Payán, Esteban (October 2012). "A Survey of the Large Mammal Fauna of the Kwamalasamutu Region, Suriname". A Rapid Biological Assessment of the Kwamalasamutu Region, Southwestern Suriname (in Dutch). Vol. rbba. Conservation International. p. 150. doi:10.1896/054.063.0115. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "My Beloved Nickerie". Nickerie.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
References
edit- Heemskerk, Marieke; Delvoye, Katia (2007). Trio Baseline Study: A sustainable livelihoods perspective on the Trio Indigenous Peoples of South Suriname (PDF). Paramaribo: Stichting Amazon Conservation Team-Suriname.