Brownsweg

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Brownsweg
Town and Resort
View from the Brownsberg
View from the Brownsberg
Brokopondo resorts.png
Map showing the resorts of Brokopondo District.
  Brownsweg
Coordinates: 5°00′15″N 55°09′11″W / 5.00417°N 55.15306°W / 5.00417; -55.15306Coordinates: 5°00′15″N 55°09′11″W / 5.00417°N 55.15306°W / 5.00417; -55.15306
Country Suriname
DistrictBrokopondo
Resort (municipality)Brownsweg
Area
 • Total282 sq mi (731 km2)
Population
 (1 January 2012)[1]
 • Total4,793
 • Density17/sq mi (6.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Brownsweg is a town and resort in Suriname in the Brokopondo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 4,793.[1]

History[]

The town was named after the road that leads to the Brownsberg, and the Brownsberg Nature Park. It is situated near the Brokopondo Reservoir. In 1958 Brownsweg was built for the inhabitants of the area that was flooded after the construction of the Afobaka Dam. One of the main concerns was the transmigration of the 5,000 people living in the area.[2] Bronsweg was a stop at the former Lawa Railway, and in 1959 the Prinses Marijke camp was built near the hamlet.[3]

The largest ethnic group of Brownsweg are the Maroons.[1] Most of the inhabitants still live tribally in villages near the rivers and roads.[2] The primary medical care is performed by Medische Zending.[2] The resort can be reached via the Afobakaweg.[4] On 15 May 2020, the Afobakaweg will connect to the Dési Delano Bouterse Highway, the only motorway in Suriname between Paramaribo and Zanderij.[5]

Brownsberg can be reached from the town of Brownsweg.[6] Stoneiland, a tourist resort and beach, is located at the foot of the mountain.[7]

Sports[]

ACoconut is an association football club in Brownsweg.[8] Bigi Wey Sports Center is a sports venue in Brownsweg.[9]

Notable people[]

  • Diana Pokie (~1979), politician.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Onderzoek Regionaal plan Bronsweg 2015-2040" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Prinses Marijke kampement". TRIS online (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  4. ^ "De Afobakaweg". Vakantie Arena (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  5. ^ "OFFICIELE OPENING HIGHWAY ZANDERIJ-AFOBAKAWEG OP 15 MEI". United News.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  6. ^ Ouboter, Paul E. (2001). "Directory of protected areas of Suriname". IBER. p. 72. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Ston Eiland". Parbode (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Acoconut FC". Soccer Way. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Bigi Wey Sportcentrum officieel van gemeenschap Brokopondo". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Diana Pokie: "Srefidensie-viering brengt Brokopondo ook internationaal in beeld"". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2020.

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