Suriname interior
E604533
The Suriname interior is a sparsely populated, heavily forested region of Suriname characterized by tropical rainforest, river systems, and the traditional territories of Maroon and Indigenous communities.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Suriname | 2 |
| eastern Suriname | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geographical region ⓘ |
| borderFeature |
Brazilian border region
ⓘ
French Guiana border region NERFINISHED ⓘ Guyana border region ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
dense forest
ⓘ
river systems ⓘ sparsely populated areas ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| contains |
Brokopondo District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marowijne District NERFINISHED ⓘ Para District NERFINISHED ⓘ Saramacca District NERFINISHED ⓘ Sipaliwini District NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Marowijne region NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Suriname region ⓘ |
| country | Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
ecotourism
ⓘ
logging ⓘ small-scale gold mining ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| governedBy | Suriname central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
Amazon rainforest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tropical moist broadleaf forest ⓘ |
| hasLandCover |
primary rainforest
ⓘ
riverine forest ⓘ savanna patches ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
Indigenous languages ⓘ Maroon languages ⓘ Sranan Tongo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernance |
traditional Indigenous authorities
ⓘ
traditional Maroon authorities ⓘ |
| hasMajorRiver |
Coppename River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Corantijn River NERFINISHED ⓘ Marowijne River NERFINISHED ⓘ Saramacca River NERFINISHED ⓘ Suriname River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tapanahony River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Brownsberg Nature Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Suriname Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Galibi Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode |
river transport
ⓘ
small aircraft ⓘ unpaved roads ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Akurio Indigenous people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aluku Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalin’a Indigenous people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwinti Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Lokono Indigenous people NERFINISHED ⓘ Matawai Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Ndyuka Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Saramaka Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ Trio Indigenous people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayana Indigenous people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | South America ⓘ |
| partOf | Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDensity | low ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
deforestation
ⓘ
illegal logging ⓘ mercury pollution from gold mining ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryOf |
Indigenous peoples
ⓘ
Maroons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eastern Suriname