Kwatta Explained

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]

Notable people

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5.8561°N -55.2611°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resorts in Suriname Census 2012. 28 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Geschiedenis van Distrikt Suriname. 28 May 2020. Wanica.nl. nl.
  3. Web site: Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië - Page 551 - Paramaribo. Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 1916. 29 May 2020. nl.
  4. Web site: STRUCTUUR ANALYSE DISTRICTEN 2009-2013. Planning Office Suriname. 27 May 2020. nl.
  5. Web site: Rehabilitatiewerkzaamheden Oost-West verbinding. De Boodschap.today. 28 May 2020. nl.
  6. Web site: Destinations. Gum Air. 29 May 2020.
  7. Web site: Shrinivási. 7 June 2020. Poetry International.