Sarakreek
Resort in Brokopondo District, Suriname
4°19′N 54°58′W / 4.317°N 54.967°W / 4.317; -54.967
Suriname (2012 census)[1]
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]
Koffiekamp
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]
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References
- ^ a b "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "KASSA RINKELT VOOR DORPEN SARAKREEK DANKZIJ SKALIANS". United News (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Bing Maps - Sarakreek
- ^ "Sranan. Cultuur in Suriname". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Onderzoek Regionaal Plan Brokopondo 2015-2040" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Sarakreek Zoewatta". Map Landia. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Jerry Dewnarain. "Rond het sterfbed van mijn dorp". Werkgroep Caraïbische Letteren (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Koffiekamp in historisch perspectief". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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