Kwakoegron

Kwakoegron (land of Kwakoe) is a town and resort in Suriname. It is located inland, due south of Paramaribo. According to the 2012 census it has a population of 263, and is mainly inhabited by Maroons,[1] of the Matawai people.[2] The resort and town are named after Kwakoe, the native word for Wednesday, and grond, the Dutch word for ground.[3] The captain of the resort resides in the village Commisariskondre.[2]

Kwakoegron
Resort
Former train station of Kwakoegron (1947)
Map showing the resorts of Brokopondo District.
  Kwakoegron
Coordinates: 5°14′38″N 55°20′11″W
State Surinam
DistrictBrokopondo
Area
 • Total1,050 km2 (410 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2012)[1]
 • Total263
 • Density0.25/km2 (0.65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Kwakoegron has a school, a clinic, and a holiday resort.[2] The resort can be accessed via a paved side road of the Southern East-West Link[4] In 1910, Kwakoegron was connected to the Lawa Railway which closed in 1987.[5]

Maripaston

Maripaston is a village of the Matawai tribe.[6] The village was founded in 1836 by Adensi, a daughter of granman Kodjo, and was located near plantation Sonette.[7] The plantation was a wood plantation founded in 1832 and located near the Saramacca River.[8]

Maripaston does not have a clinic or a school,[2] but does have a church.[9]

Grassalco is operating a gold mine in Maripaston.[10]

Location: 5°19′00″N 55°22′0″W[11]

Notable people

References
  1. "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. "Structuur Analyse" (PDF). Planning Office Surinae (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. "Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië - Page 448 - Lelydorp" (PDF). Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1916. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. "Asfaltering wegstrekking Pikin Saron – Kwakoegron afgerond". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. "De flop van Lely". Parbode (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. "Johannes King (1830-1898)". Werkgroup Caraïbische Letteren (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. "Boekbespreking Skrekiboekoe". Suriname.nu. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  8. "Plantage Sonnette" (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  9. "Creole drum". Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 1975. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  10. "Grasshopper Gold". Grassalco. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  11. "Maripaston Kreek: Suriname". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

See also
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