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Brownsweg is a town and resort in Suriname in the Brokopondo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 4,793. Its population at the 2012 census was 4,793. [ 1 ]
Wageningen is a community resort and an agricultural place in the Republic of Suriname and located in the coastal area of West Suriname in the Nickerie District, ...
Wageningen: Nickerie: 4 145 8: Albina: Marowijne: 3 985 9: Groningen: Saramacca: 3 216 10: Brownsweg: Brokopondo: 2 696 References External links. Cities and ...
The Brokopondo district was established in 1959 [2] out of the former Suriname District.The establishment of the district was related to the 1958 Brokopondo Agreement between the Government of Suriname and Alcoa for the creation of the Brokopondo Reservoir. [3]
The ten districts of Suriname are divided into 63 resorts (Dutch: ressorten).Within the capital city of Paramaribo, a resort entails a neighbourhood; in other cases it is more akin to a municipality, consisting of a central place with a few settlements around it.
In 1927, Suriname's districts were revised, and the country was divided into 7 districts. In 1943, 1948, 1949, 1952 and 1959 further small modifications were made.
Westelijke Polders is a resort in Suriname, located in the Nickerie District.Its population at the 2012 census was 8,616. [1] Its Dutch place name (in English 'western polders') reflects Suriname's colonial past.
Pokigron is located at the end of a paved road via Brownsweg to the Avobakaweg, [2] Villages to the south of Pokigron can only be accessed by boat. [3] The settlements on the right bank of the Upper Suriname River are usually adherents to the Winti (Afro-Surinamese) religion, while the left bank is mainly Christian. [4]