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 of the Tiriyó tribe. Kwamalasamutu is the main village of the resort and home to the granman (paramount chief) Asongo Alalaparu .
5-718: Kuruni (also: Curuni and Coeroeni ) is a village in the Coeroeni resort in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname . The village is inhabited by indigenous people of the Tiriyó tribe . The inhabitants are of the subgroup Aramayana or the Bee people. The population as of 2022 is 88 people. There is no school in the village. In 2007, a medical clinic was opened in Kuruni, and is being managed by rotating nurses from Kwamalasamutu . As of November 2019,
10-505: 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. This reserve is one of the last frontiers in the tropics, however relatively little is known about the region. The savannah
15-510: The beginning of the Tigri conflict . Kuruni became a military outpost of the Surinamese army near the border, but was disbanded again in 1968. In 1995, a small group of people from Kwamalasamutu moved into the prefab houses which had been left behind. In 2001 or 2002, granman (paramount chief) Asongo Alalaparu sent a Captain with his extended family to the village. Coeroeni The resort
20-549: The villages has 24 hours of electricity using solar panels . In 1959, the Coeroenie Airstrip was constructed to access the interior, and to map mineral resources. In 1965, a camp was constructed near the airstrip to house workers for a planned weir . The village was not intended for permanent habitation. On 12 December 1967, four armed men of the Guyana police force landed and told the workers to leave Camp Oronoque which marked
25-582: Was created in 1983 out of Nickerie as a tribal area. The disputed area of south-west Suriname known as Tigri Area belongs to the Coeroeni resort. The resort is also home to villages which are only inhabited part of the time. Kamani is a border village. It was founded in 2008 by people from Kwamalasamutu. The population as of 2009 was 6 people. The location is 2°34′5″N 57°0′30″W / 2.56806°N 57.00833°W / 2.56806; -57.00833 ( Kamani ) . The Sipaliwini Savanna
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