Kalebaskreek
Village
Drawing of Kalebaskreek (circa 1880) by the Dutch Roman Catholic priest Arnoldus Borret (1848-1888)
Drawing of Kalebaskreek (circa 1880) by the Dutch Roman Catholic priest Arnoldus Borret (1848-1888)
Kalebaskreek is located in Suriname
Kalebaskreek
Kalebaskreek
Coordinates: 5°40′31″N 55°53′20″W / 5.675278°N 55.888889°W / 5.675278; -55.888889
Country Suriname
DistrictSaramacca District
ResortCalcutta
Government
 • CaptainConchita Alkantara (2018)[1]
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total170
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Kalebaskreek is an indigenous village of Kalina[2] Amerindians in the resort of Calcutta in the Saramacca District in Suriname.

History

Kalebaskreek is a fishing village[3] on the Coppename River. The village can only be reached by boat. It is located about one hour upstream of Boskamp.[4] The nearest village is the former leper colony of Batavia which is located 15 minutes downstream.[4]

The school of Kalebaskreek used to be located in a building of the Moravian Church. In 2014, a new school was constructed.[5] The clinic in the village is operated by the Mungra Medical Centre in Nieuw-Nickerie.[6] In 2019, a waste incineration plant was opened in the village.[7] The village chief as of 2018 is Conchita Alkantara.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Conchita Alkantara leidt nieuw dorpsbestuur Kalebaskreek". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Dorpen en Dorpsbesturen". Vereniging van inheemse dorpshoofden in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Calcutta wil betere ontwatering". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Kalebaskreek heeft nieuw huis van gebed!". Roman Catholic Diocese of Paramaribo (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Kinderen Kalebaskreek komend schooljaar in nieuw gebouw". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Het gedwongen vertrek van de Medische Zending uit West-Suriname". Omhoog (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Bouterse neemt vuilverbrandingsoven in gebruik te Kalebaskreek". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.


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