Ricanau Mofo

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
Village
Rowing contest near Ricanau Mofo (early 20th century)
Ricanau Mofo
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 5.6775°N 54.423611°W / 5.6775; -54.423611
Country Suriname
DistrictMarowijne District
ResortMoengo
Government
 • CaptainMeizak Banwarie[1]

Overview

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]

References
  1. "Ricanau Mofo blij met toezegging president Bouterse". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. "Ricanaumofo beschikt binnenkort over schoon drinkwater". Waterkant (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. Plan Bureau (2014). "Planning Office Suriname - Districts 2009-2013" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). p. 114.
  4. "Weg naar Ricanau Mofo wordt geasfalteerd". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  5. "VIDEO: Vrachtschip verliest controle en ligt dwars op rivier in Suriname". Waterkant (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  6. "PRODUCTIE AARDVRUCHTEN RICANAU MOFO MOET OMHOOG". United News (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  7. "Een koosjere knol". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  8. "Ricanau Mofo krijgt Farmers Field School". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2021.


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