Pokigron

Pokigron
The village from the Upper Suriname River
The village from the Upper Suriname River
Pokigron is located in Suriname
Pokigron
Pokigron
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 4°29′28″N 55°21′54″W / 4.491111°N 55.365°W / 4.491111; -55.365
Country Suriname
DistrictSipaliwini
Resort (municipality)Boven Suriname
Elevation
246 ft (75 m)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
~400

Pokigron is a town in Suriname located on the Upper Suriname River near the Brokopondo Reservoir. It is located in the Boven Suriname municipality (resort) in the Sipaliwini District. It has a population of approximately 400 people in 2018.[1] Pokigron is located at the end of a paved road via Brownsweg to the Avobakaweg.[2] Pokigron is often referred to as Atjoni which is the nearby quay, and literally the end of the road. Villages to the South of Pokigron have to be accessed by boat.[3] The village is home to Maroons of the Saramaka tribe.[4]

Nearby towns and villages include Wittiehede Ston (19.6 nm), Mofina (15.6 nm), Wittikamba (1.4 nm), Malrosee-Kondre (5.1 nm) and Abenaston (3.0 nm).[5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference boodschap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Suriname ontvangt geld van China om financiering project". Indian Feelings (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Welcome to the Jungle". Vives Onderwijs in Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). p. 189. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Pokigron". Map Landia. Retrieved 19 May 2020.