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Village in Marowijne District, Suriname From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ricanau Mofo, also Ricanaumofo,[2] is a village of Ndyuka Maroons in the Moengo resort of the Marowijne District of Suriname.[3] The village can be accessed from the East-West Link via Moengo.[4] Ricanau Mofo is located on the Cottica River.[5]
Ricanau Mofo
Ricanaumofo | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 5.6775°N 54.423611°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Marowijne District |
Resort | Moengo |
Government | |
• Captain | Meizak Banwarie[1] |
Ricanau Mofo has a school and a health clinic.[3] The village is connected to the electricity grid, and in July 2019, construction started on supplying the village with clean drinking water.[2]
The economy of the village is based on agriculture with an emphasis on producing ginger, arrowleaf elephant ear (tayer), and bananas.[6] Tayer is the basis of the popular Suriname dish pom.[7] In 2019, a Farmers Field School was opened in the village.[8]
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