Kalebaskreek
Village in Saramacca District, Suriname
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Kalebaskreek is an indigenous village of Kalina[2] Amerindians in the resort of Calcutta in the Saramacca District in Suriname.
Kalebaskreek | |
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Village | |
 Drawing of Kalebaskreek (circa 1880) by the Dutch Roman Catholic priest Arnoldus Borret (1848-1888) | |
  Kalebaskreek | |
| Coordinates: 5.675278°N 55.888889°W | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Saramacca District |
| Resort | Calcutta |
| Government | |
| • Captain | Conchita Alkantara (2018)[1] |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 170 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
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]
