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Poesoegroenoe

Coordinates: 4°23′45″N 55°47′15″W / 4.39583°N 55.78750°W / 4.39583; -55.78750
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Poesoegroenoe
Village
Poesoegroenoe is located in Suriname
Poesoegroenoe
Poesoegroenoe
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 4°23′45″N 55°47′15″W / 4.39583°N 55.78750°W / 4.39583; -55.78750
Country Suriname
DistrictSipaliwini
ResortBoven Saramacca
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)

Poesoegroenoe or Pusugrunu or Psugrunu is a Matawai village in Boven Saramacca, Sipaliwini District, central Suriname.[1] The village lies along the Saramacca River and is the residence of the gaanman of the Matawai maroons.

Healthcare

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Poesoegroenoe is home to a Medische Zending healthcare centre. The Pan American Health Organization noted that unlike many villages, Poesoegroenoe remained immune from malaria. [2]

Transportation

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By road

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A road connecting Poesoegroeni via Atjoni with Pokigron, where there is a connection to the North South Corridor, is currently under construction. According to Lesley Valentijn, the granman of the Matawi, the road should open to traffic in 2016.[3][4] The road opened in 2017.[5]

By air

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Poesoegroenoe is served by the Poesoegroenoe Airstrip, offering scheduled services to and from Paramaribo.

By water

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Villages on the Saramacca River are reachable by dugout canoes, which regularly travel the rivers.

References

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  1. ^ "Bewoners Matawaigebied in Suriname barricaderen weg naar Poesoegroenoe". Waterkant (in Dutch). 30 September 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ^ Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization, Volumes 25-26. Pan American Health Organization, Pan American Sanitary Bureau. 1991. p. 433.
  3. ^ Dagblad Suriname - Binnenkort aanleg wegverbinding Pokigron-Pusugrunu
  4. ^ Hubard, Milton (17 February 2016). "Weg naar Pusugrunu liever gisteren dan vandaag open". de Ware Tijd. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Bouterse lanceert overheidsnieuwssite 'De Boodschap'". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 July 2020.