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Sarakreek
Resort
The former village of Koffiekamp (1955)
Map showing the resorts of Brokopondo District. Sarakreek
Coordinates: 4°19′N 54°58′W / 4.317°N 54.967°W / 4.317; -54.967
Country	Suriname
District	Brokopondo District
Area
• Total	4,566 km² (1,763 sq mi)
Population (2012 census)^[1]
• Total	3,076
• Density	0.67/km² (1.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (AST)

Sarakreek is a resort (≈ municipality) in the gold mining region^[2] of Brokopondo District in Suriname.^[3] Its population at the 2012 census was 3,076.^[1] It is served by the Sarakreek Airstrip. The resort is named after the eponymous creek.

A large part of Sarakreek was flooded after the construction of the Afobaka Dam, and the villages which were lost in the Brokopondo Reservoir were resettled in Marshallkreek and Tapoeripa.^[4]

Villages in the resort include: Baikutu, Duwatra, Lebidoti,^[5] and Zoewatta.^[6]

Flooded villages include: Abontjeman and Ganzee.^[7]

Koffiekamp

The federation of Koffiekamp was among the lost villages, and consisted of three settlements: Maipa-ondo of the misidjan lo of clan founded in 1793, Baka Mbuju of the Njanfai-lo of clan, and Maria Hartmann founded Koffiekamp in 1851. Koffiekamp was located at the confluence of the Sara Creek and the Suriname River.^[8]

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References

^ ^a ^b "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^ "KASSA RINKELT VOOR DORPEN SARAKREEK DANKZIJ SKALIANS". United News (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
^ Bing Maps - Sarakreek
^ "Sranan. Cultuur in Suriname". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ "Onderzoek Regionaal Plan Brokopondo 2015-2040" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
^ "Sarakreek Zoewatta". Map Landia. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
^ Jerry Dewnarain. "Rond het sterfbed van mijn dorp". Werkgroep Caraïbische Letteren (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ "Koffiekamp in historisch perspectief". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 May 2020.

External links

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v t e Districts and resorts of Suriname
Brokopondo District	Brownsweg Centrum Klaaskreek Kwakoegron Marshallkreek Sarakreek
Commewijne District	Alkmaar Bakkie Margaretha Meerzorg Nieuw Amsterdam Tamanredjo
Coronie District	Johanna Maria Totness Welgelegen
Marowijne District	Albina Galibi Moengo Moengotapoe Patamacca Wanhatti
Nickerie District	Groot Henar Nieuw Nickerie Oostelijke Polders Wageningen Westelijke Polders
Para District	Bigi Poika Carolina Noord Oost Zuid
Paramaribo District	Beekhuizen Blauwgrond Centrum Flora Latour Livorno Munder Pontbuiten Rainville Tammenga Weg naar Zee Welgelegen
Saramacca District	Calcutta Groningen Jarikaba Kampong Baroe Tijgerkreek Wayamboweg
Sipaliwini District	Boven Coppename Boven Saramacca Boven Suriname Coeroeni Kabalebo Pamacca Tapanahony
Wanica District	De Nieuwe Grond Domburg Houttuin Koewarasan Kwatta Lelydorp Saramacca Polder

v t e Resorts and places in Brokopondo District, Suriname
Brownsweg	Nieuw-Koffiekamp
Centrum	Brokopondo
Klaaskreek	Berg en Dal, Nieuw-Lombe
Kwakoegron
Marshallkreek
Sarakreek	Afobaka Baikutu Ganzee* Koffiekamp* Lebidoti
Italic denotes the capital *Abandonned settlement

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