Official Name: | Saramacca Polder |
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: | 28 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 10,217 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Saramacca Polder is a resort in Suriname, located in the Wanica District. Its population at the 2012 census was 10,217. And the majority of the population is of East Indian descent.[1] The Saramacca Polder was created between 1894 and 1904. The main function was agriculture.[2] The Commissaris Weytinghweg was built in 1906, and connects the polder with Paramaribo. Initially the area was mainly used for rice cultivation, but has become home to companies and suburban housing.[3]