Kalebaskreek

Kalebaskreek
Village
Drawing of Kalebaskreek (circa 1880) by the Dutch Roman Catholic priest Arnoldus Borret (1848-1888)
Kalebaskreek
Coordinates: 5.675278°N 55.888889°W / 5.675278; -55.888889
Country	Suriname
District	Saramacca District
Resort	Calcutta
Government
• Captain	Conchita Alkantara (2018)[1]
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	170
Time zone	UTC-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. "Conchita Alkantara leidt nieuw dorpsbestuur Kalebaskreek". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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). 21 February 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
4. "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). 8 December 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
7. "Bouterse neemt vuilverbrandingsoven in gebruik te Kalebaskreek". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2021.