Kwakoegron | |
Settlement Type: | Resort |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Suriname |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Suriname |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Brokopondo |
Area Total Km2: | 1050 |
Population As Of: | 1 January 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 263 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | 5.2481°N -55.3447°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
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 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]
The Brinckheuvel Nature Reserve is located near the village.[6]