Boslanti which translates to Forest Land is located in the Central Suriname Nature Reserve.[2] The village was founded in the 19th century,[3] and consists of a cluster of settlements each inhabited by a different maternal lineage.[4]
In 1919, the Moravian Church started missionary activities in the village.[5] From the 1960s onwards, a migration towards the urban area started.[6] The village has a school[7] and a health care clinic is located in neighbouring Poesoegroenoe.[8] In 2020, clean drinking water was provided for the village.[9]
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Boslanti used to accessible by boat only. In the early 20th century, a journey from Paramaribo would take about a week.[1] The village later became accessible by air from the Poesoegroenoe Airstrip. In 2017, a road opened connecting Boslanti to the rest of Suriname.[10][2]
boslanti, village, matawai, maroons, resort, boven, saramacca, sipaliwini, district, suriname, located, saramacca, river, villagecoordinates, 32926, 78399, 32926, 78399country, surinamedistrictsipaliwini, districtresortboven, saramaccapopulation, 1981, totalci. Boslanti is a village of Matawai Maroons in the resort of Boven Saramacca in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname Boslanti is located on the Saramacca River BoslantiVillageBoslantiCoordinates 4 19 45 N 55 47 02 W 4 32926 N 55 78399 W 4 32926 55 78399Country SurinameDistrictSipaliwini DistrictResortBoven SaramaccaPopulation 1981 1 Totalcirca 200Time zoneUTC 3 AST Contents 1 Overview 2 Transport 3 References 4 BibliographyOverview editBoslanti which translates to Forest Land is located in the Central Suriname Nature Reserve 2 The village was founded in the 19th century 3 and consists of a cluster of settlements each inhabited by a different maternal lineage 4 In 1919 the Moravian Church started missionary activities in the village 5 From the 1960s onwards a migration towards the urban area started 6 The village has a school 7 and a health care clinic is located in neighbouring Poesoegroenoe 8 In 2020 clean drinking water was provided for the village 9 Transport editBoslanti used to accessible by boat only In the early 20th century a journey from Paramaribo would take about a week 1 The village later became accessible by air from the Poesoegroenoe Airstrip In 2017 a road opened connecting Boslanti to the rest of Suriname 10 2 References edit a b Beet 1981 p 13 a b Centraal Suriname Natuurreservaat gunu gowtu in de verkoop Parbode in Dutch 5 November 2020 Retrieved 17 February 2021 Beet 1981 p 5 Beet 1981 p 58 Beet 1981 p 214 Beet 1981 p 427 Minister Ashwin Adhin wil meer voorzieningen voor onderwijzers binnenland Dagblad Suriname in Dutch Retrieved 17 February 2021 Plan Bureau 2014 Planning Office Suriname Districts 2009 2013 PDF Planning Office Suriname in Dutch p 190 Retrieved 17 February 2021 Bewoners Boslanti hebben schoon drinkwater Dagblad Suriname in Dutch Retrieved 17 February 2021 Bouterse lanceert overheidsnieuwssite De Boodschap Star Nieuws in Dutch Retrieved 17 February 2021 Bibliography editBeet Chris de 1981 People in between the Matawai Maroons of Suriname PDF Krips Repro Meppel a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a website ignored help nbsp This Suriname location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boslanti amp oldid 1095785330, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
