Official Name: | Kwatta |
Settlement Type: | Resort |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Suriname |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Wanica District |
Area Total Km2: | 62 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 14,151 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Kwatta is a resort in Suriname, located in the Wanica District. Its population at the 2012 census was 14,151.[1]
Kwatta is named after a former cocoa plantation located here. It used to be an agriculture area,[2] but due to its close proximity of Paramaribo, it is becoming suburban. In the 1838, the Kwattaweg was built connecting Kwatta with Paramaribo.[3]
In the early 21st century, building projects have started in Mattonshoop en Sophia's Lust.[4] The Kwattaweg is the main road in the resort and part of the East-West Link.[5] Kwatta is home to the Gummels Heliport.[6]