Sarakreek | |
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Coordinates: 4°19′N 54°58′W / 4.317°N 54.967°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Brokopondo District |
Area | |
• Total | 4,566 km2 (1,763 sq mi) |
Population (2012 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 3,076 |
• Density | 0.67/km2 (1.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
Sarakreek is a resort (≈ municipality) in the gold mining region [2] of Brokopondo District in Suriname. [3] Its population at the 2012 census was 3,076. [1] It is served by the Sarakreek Airstrip. The resort is named after the eponymous creek.
A large part of Sarakreek was flooded after the construction of the Afobaka Dam, and the villages which were lost in the Brokopondo Reservoir were resettled in Marshallkreek and Tapoeripa. [4]
Villages in the resort include: Baikutu, Duwatra, Lebidoti, [5] and Zoewatta. [6]
Flooded villages include: Abontjeman and Ganzee. [7]
The federation of Koffiekamp was among the lost villages, and consisted of three settlements: Maipa-ondo of the misidjan lo of clan founded in 1793, Baka Mbuju of the Njanfai-lo of clan, and Maria Hartmann founded Koffiekamp in 1851. Koffiekamp was located at the confluence of the Sara Creek and the Suriname River. [8]
Sarakreek | |
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Coordinates: 4°19′N 54°58′W / 4.317°N 54.967°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Brokopondo District |
Area | |
• Total | 4,566 km2 (1,763 sq mi) |
Population (2012 census)
[1] | |
• Total | 3,076 |
• Density | 0.67/km2 (1.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
Sarakreek is a resort (≈ municipality) in the gold mining region [2] of Brokopondo District in Suriname. [3] Its population at the 2012 census was 3,076. [1] It is served by the Sarakreek Airstrip. The resort is named after the eponymous creek.
A large part of Sarakreek was flooded after the construction of the Afobaka Dam, and the villages which were lost in the Brokopondo Reservoir were resettled in Marshallkreek and Tapoeripa. [4]
Villages in the resort include: Baikutu, Duwatra, Lebidoti, [5] and Zoewatta. [6]
Flooded villages include: Abontjeman and Ganzee. [7]
The federation of Koffiekamp was among the lost villages, and consisted of three settlements: Maipa-ondo of the misidjan lo of clan founded in 1793, Baka Mbuju of the Njanfai-lo of clan, and Maria Hartmann founded Koffiekamp in 1851. Koffiekamp was located at the confluence of the Sara Creek and the Suriname River. [8]