Official Name: | Groot Henar |
Settlement Type: | Resort |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Suriname |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Nickerie District |
Area Total Km2: | 2185 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2,709 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Elevation M: | 0 |
Groot Henar is a resort in Suriname, located in the Nickerie District, near the bridge over the Nickerie River. Its population at the 2012 census was 2,709, most of which are East Indian.[1] The resort has been named after the plantation Henar which was turned into small agricultural plots after the abolition of slavery.[2] The cultivatable area was increased with the Henarpolder created in the 1920s. 1970 the Europolder was created adding 3,700 hectares to the resort.[3]
Groot Henar has a school, and a clinic.[4]