Nieuw-Koffiekamp | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 5°4′31″N 55°12′44″W / 5.07528°N 55.21222°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Brokopondo District |
Resort | Brownsweg |
Government | |
• Captain | Hermanus Shalwijk (2019) [1] |
Population | |
• Total | 300 |
Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
Nieuw-Koffiekamp is a village in the resort of Brownsweg in the Brokopondo District of Suriname. It is a transmigration village built for the inhabitants of Koffiekamp which was flooded by the Brokopondo Reservoir after the construction of the Afobaka Dam. [3]
The transmigration village of Nieuw-Koffiekamp was founded in 1964, because the village of Koffiekamp was going to be flooded by the Brokopondo Reservoir. Koffiekamp was a federation of three settlements of the Ndyuka maroons: Maipa-ondo of the Misidjan lo (clan) founded in 1793, Baka Mbuju of the Njanfai lo, and Maria Hartmann founded Koffiekamp in 1851 as a mission of the Moravian Church. [4] The population was estimated at 500 inhabitants. [5]
Nieuw-Koffiekamp contains a school and a medical centre. It has access to the electricity grid. [6] The village is connected to the road network. [2]: 21 The number of inhabitants of the village varies greatly. The official figure in 2017 was 300, however the village council estimated the population at around 500. [2]: 20
The economy is mainly based on gold mining. Most of the villagers used to work at the Roma Pit. In 1994 the concession was awarded to Iamgold. [7] In mid-2010, the company started to exploit the mine and removed the goldprospectors from the mine. The people were given a new area which contained significantly less gold. [8] After protests, a contract was signed with Iamgold in 2017 which permitted the villagers to remain in the Roma Pit. [9] [7]
Nieuw-Koffiekamp | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 5°4′31″N 55°12′44″W / 5.07528°N 55.21222°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Brokopondo District |
Resort | Brownsweg |
Government | |
• Captain | Hermanus Shalwijk (2019) [1] |
Population | |
• Total | 300 |
Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
Nieuw-Koffiekamp is a village in the resort of Brownsweg in the Brokopondo District of Suriname. It is a transmigration village built for the inhabitants of Koffiekamp which was flooded by the Brokopondo Reservoir after the construction of the Afobaka Dam. [3]
The transmigration village of Nieuw-Koffiekamp was founded in 1964, because the village of Koffiekamp was going to be flooded by the Brokopondo Reservoir. Koffiekamp was a federation of three settlements of the Ndyuka maroons: Maipa-ondo of the Misidjan lo (clan) founded in 1793, Baka Mbuju of the Njanfai lo, and Maria Hartmann founded Koffiekamp in 1851 as a mission of the Moravian Church. [4] The population was estimated at 500 inhabitants. [5]
Nieuw-Koffiekamp contains a school and a medical centre. It has access to the electricity grid. [6] The village is connected to the road network. [2]: 21 The number of inhabitants of the village varies greatly. The official figure in 2017 was 300, however the village council estimated the population at around 500. [2]: 20
The economy is mainly based on gold mining. Most of the villagers used to work at the Roma Pit. In 1994 the concession was awarded to Iamgold. [7] In mid-2010, the company started to exploit the mine and removed the goldprospectors from the mine. The people were given a new area which contained significantly less gold. [8] After protests, a contract was signed with Iamgold in 2017 which permitted the villagers to remain in the Roma Pit. [9] [7]