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Kwakoegron (land of Kwakoe) is a town and resort in Suriname. It is located inland, due south of Paramaribo. According to the 2012 census it has a population of 263, and is mainly inhabited by maroons, of the Matawai people. The resort and town are named after Kwakoe, the native word for Wednesday, and grond, the Dutch word for ground. The captain of the resort resides in the village Commisariskondre.

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Place details

Locality
Kwakoegron
Region
Brokopondo
Country
Suriname
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Kwakoegron
Settlement.settlement_type
Resort
Settlement.image_skyline
File:Het station van de goudveldentrein bij Kwakoegron, Bestanddeelnr 252-5974.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Former train station of Kwakoegron (1947)
Settlement.image_map
Brokopondo resorts Suriname Neutral.png
Settlement.mapsize
300px
Settlement.map_caption
Map showing the resorts of Brokopondo District.
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Suriname
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Brokopondo
Settlement.area_total_km2
1050
Settlement.population_as_of
1 January 2012
Settlement.population_total
263
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
AST

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Kwakoegron (land of Kwakoe) is a town and resort in Suriname. It is located inland, due south of Paramaribo. According to the 2012 census it has a population of 263, and is mainly inhabited by maroons, of the Matawai people. The resort and town are named after Kwakoe, the native word for Wednesday, and grond, the Dutch word for ground. The captain of the resort resides in the village Commisariskondre.

==Overview== Kwakoegron has a school, a clinic, and a holiday resort. The resort can be accessed via a paved side road of the Southern East-West Link. In 1910, Kwakoegron was connected to the Lawa Railway which closed in 1987.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kwakoegron” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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