Brownsweg is a town and resort in Suriname in the Brokopondo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 4,793.[1]
Brownsweg | |
|---|---|
Town and Resort | |
.jpg) View from the Brownsberg | |
 Map showing the resorts of Brokopondo District. Brownsweg | |
| Coordinates: 5°00′59″N 55°10′1″W / 5.01639°N 55.16694°W | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Brokopondo |
| Resort (municipality) | Brownsweg |
| Area | |
• Total | 282 sq mi (731 km2) |
| Population (1 January 2012)[1] | |
• Total | 4,793 |
| • Density | 17/sq mi (6.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
History
editThe 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 resort consists of the villages Wakibasoe 1, 2, 3, Bierhoedoematoe, Kadjoe, Nieuw Ganze, Djankakondre, Makambi, and Nieuw-Koffiekamp.[4][5] Brownsweg is often used to refer to most villages, because they have grown together, except for Bierhoedoematoe and Nieuw-Koffiekamp which are still detached.[6]
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 Avobakaweg.[7] On 15 May 2020, the Afobakaweg will connect to the Dési Delano Bouterse Highway, the only motorway in Suriname between Paramaribo and Zanderij.[8]
Brownsberg can be reached from the town of Brownsweg.[9] Stoneiland, a tourist resort and beach, is located at the foot of the mountain.[10]
Sports
editACoconut is an association football club in Brownsweg.[11] Bigi Wey Sports Center is a sports venue in Brownsweg.[12]
Notable people
edit- Diana Pokie (~1979), politician.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Onderzoek Regionaal plan Bronsweg 2015-2040" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Prinses Marijke kampement". TRIS online (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Regionaal Plan Brokopondo" (PDF) (in Dutch). Stichting Planbureau. December 2013. p. 20. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Fact sheet ‐ case study Brownsweg, district Brokopondo, Suriname" (PDF). Gomiam. 2012. p. 1. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Carlo Hoop (1990). "Het water komt". De Gids (in Dutch). Vol. 153. p. 868. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "De Afobakaweg". Vakantie Arena (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "OFFICIELE OPENING HIGHWAY ZANDERIJ-AFOBAKAWEG OP 15 MEI". United News.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Ouboter, Paul E. (2001). "Directory of protected areas of Suriname". IBER. p. 72. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Ston Eiland". Parbode (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Acoconut FC". Soccer Way. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Bigi Wey Sportcentrum officieel van gemeenschap Brokopondo". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Diana Pokie: "Srefidensie-viering brengt Brokopondo ook internationaal in beeld"". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
Further reading
edit- People in between: the Matawai Maroons of Suriname by Chris de Beet and Miriam Sterman, Digital Library for Dutch Literature, 1981.
