Corneliskondre
Corneliskondre is a village in Suriname, located in the Boven Coppename resort of Sipaliwini District. It has a population of 70 as of 2020, and is inhabited by indigenous people of the Kalina tribe.
Corneliskondre has been named after Cornelis Tapopi, the chief who founded the village. Catholic missionaries first visited the village in 1883.
The village has a school, and a holiday resort near the Wayambo River. The clinic in the village is operated by the Mungra Medical Centre in Nieuw-Nickerie.
References
- ^ "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Wim P.A. Desserjer (1985). "De Caraib-Indianen aan de Wayombo en de missie". Oso (in Dutch). p. 123. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ "Structuur Analyse" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Het gedwongen vertrek van de Medische Zending uit West-Suriname". Omhoog (in Dutch). 8 December 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
External links
Media related to Corneliskondre at Wikimedia Commons
5°20′44″N 56°8′39″W / 5.34556°N 56.14417°W
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