Sarakreek Explained

Official Name:Sarakreek
Settlement Type:Resort
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Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Suriname
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Brokopondo District
Area Total Km2:4566
Population As Of:2012 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3,076
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:4.3167°N -112°W

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resorts in Suriname Census 2012. 18 May 2020.
  2. News: KASSA RINKELT VOOR DORPEN SARAKREEK DANKZIJ SKALIANS. United News. 19 May 2020. nl.
  3. https://www.bing.com/maps?cp=4.3197~-54.966&style=a&lvl=15 Bing Maps - Sarakreek
  4. Web site: Sranan. Cultuur in Suriname. nl. Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 16 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Onderzoek Regionaal Plan Brokopondo 2015-2040. Planning Office Suriname. 19 May 2020. nl.
  6. Web site: Sarakreek Zoewatta. Map Landia. 19 May 2020.
  7. Web site: Rond het sterfbed van mijn dorp . Jerry Dewnarain. Werkgroep Caraïbische Letteren. 16 January 2022. nl.
  8. News: Koffiekamp in historisch perspectief. 19 May 2020. nl. GFC Nieuws.