Stoelmanseiland (or Stoelie[1]) is an island, and a village in the Paramacca resort of the Sipaliwini District in Suriname. It is located at the confluence of the Tapanahony River with the Lawa River which forms the Marowijne River,[2] and is also the border with French Guiana.[3]
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Coordinates: 4°21′0″N 54°25′0″W / 4.35000°N 54.41667°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Sipaliwini District |
Resort | Paramacca |
Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
Stoelmanseiland was named after Philip Samuel Stoelman who founded a military outpost on the island in December 1791, during his fight against the Aluku.[4]
During the Surinamese Interior War it was the headquarters of Ronnie Brunswijk's Jungle Commando.[5]
The Moravian Church built the Johannes King Hospital, a medical clinic which opened on 29 May 1958.[6] It was named after Johannes King[7] who was the first Maroon missionary, and one of the earliest authors in Sranan Tongo.[8] The clinic is nowadays operated by Medische Zending.[6]
Stoelmanseiland can be reached via Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip which is located on the island.[9]