Botopasi

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Botopasi, also spelled Boto-Pasi, is a Saamaka village in Suriname.[http://www.artots.nl/ARTCEB/ "AIRP2013 Botopasi Suriname"] Art Center Botopasi. Retrieved 19 September 2013. The village had a population of about 740 people in 2001.

The villages has a school, clinic and a church. The resources of the village are shared with the nearby village of Debiki.{{cite web|url=https://www.planningofficesuriname.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/STRUCTUUR-ANALYSE-IV.pdf|title=Structuur Analyse IV|access-date=24 May 2020|language=nl|website=Planning Office Suriname}} A holiday resort is located near by.

Botopasi is a village on the Suriname River, reachable by boat from Pokigron{{cite web|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.45&mlon=-55.366667&zoom=12#map=14/4.4364/-55.3754|title=OpenStreetMap|website=OpenStreetMap|access-date=24 May 2020}} which is the end of the road. Villages to the south of Pokigron can only be accessed by boat.{{cite web|url=https://vivesonderwijsinsuriname.weebly.com/blog/welcome-to-the-jungle|title=Welcome to the Jungle|access-date=20 May 2020|language=nl|website=Vives Onderwijs in Suriname}} Near the village is the Botopasi Airstrip.{{cite web|url=https://ourairports.com/airports/GY-BTO/|title=Botopasi Airport — Botopasi, Sipaliwini, Suriname|website=Our Airports|access-date=20 May 2020}}

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