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Sarakreek

Sarakreek
The former village of Koffiekamp (1955)
The former village of Koffiekamp (1955)
Map showing the resorts of Brokopondo District.
  Sarakreek
Coordinates: 4°19′N 54°58′W / 4.317°N 54.967°W / 4.317; -54.967
Country Suriname
DistrictBrokopondo District
Area
 • Total
4,566 km2 (1,763 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)[1]
 • Total
3,076
 • Density0.67/km2 (1.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-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]

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "KASSA RINKELT VOOR DORPEN SARAKREEK DANKZIJ SKALIANS". United News (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. ^ Bing Maps - Sarakreek
  4. ^ "Sranan. Cultuur in Suriname". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Onderzoek Regionaal Plan Brokopondo 2015-2040" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Sarakreek Zoewatta". Map Landia. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  7. ^ Jerry Dewnarain. "Rond het sterfbed van mijn dorp". Werkgroep Caraïbische Letteren (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Koffiekamp in historisch perspectief". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 May 2020.