Koewarasan

Koewarasan
Resort
Map showing the resorts of Wanica District.   Koewarasan
Country	Suriname
District	Wanica District
Area
• Total	71 km^2 (27 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	27,713
• Density	390/km^2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (AST)

Koewarasan (Javanese : ꦏꦸꦮꦫꦱꦤ꧀ lit. meaning : "well-being") is a resort in Suriname, located in the Wanica District. Its population at the 2012 census was 27,713.[1] It is located to the west of Paramaribo, and is mainly a suburban area. The municipality was founded in 1939, and was originally intended for the Javanese settlers from Java, however due to World War II, only a single group arrived.[2] The majority of the population are East Indian.[1] Prior to 1939, Koewarasan was an agricultural area used for the cultivation of rice.[3]

Sunny Point

The Surinamese Interior War caused the population of Pokigron to flee. A large group of civilians squatted[4][5] a terrain on Koewarasan, and have named their village Sunny Point.[5] A school has been setup by the organisation Kansrijk Suriname, and on 24 March 2018, a library opened.[5] On 3 January 2019, 60 families living in Sunny Point-3 faced eviction.[6]

Notable people

• Shahied Wagid Hosain (1962–2021), singer[7]

References

1. "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
2. "Geschiedenis". Wanica.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
3. "Concurrentie in de landbouw". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
4. "De ondergang van een Surinaams bosnegerdorp". Terdege via Delpher (in Dutch). 2 January 1991. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
5. "Wat wij doen in Sunny Point". Kansrijk Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
6. "Dc Ramai belooft spoedige oplossing voor krakers Sunny Point-3". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
7. "Gedecoreerde Shahied Wagid Hosain dankbaar voor steun in muziekcarrière". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2021.

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