Kwatta

Kwatta
Resort
Kwattaweg (1920)
Kwattaweg (1920)
Map showing the resorts of Wanica District.
  Kwatta
Country Suriname
DistrictWanica District
Area
 • Total
62 km2 (24 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
14,151
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Kwatta is a resort in Suriname, located in the Wanica District. Its population at the 2012 census was 14,151.[1]

Kwatta is named after a former cocoa plantation located here. It used to be an agriculture area,[2] but due to its close proximity of Paramaribo, it is becoming suburban. In the 1838, the Kwattaweg was built connecting Kwatta with Paramaribo.[3]

In the early 21st century, building projects have started in Mattonshoop en Sophia's Lust.[4] The Kwattaweg is the main road in the resort and part of the East-West Link.[5] Kwatta is home to the Gummels Heliport.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Geschiedenis van Distrikt Suriname". Wanica.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië - Page 551 - Paramaribo" (PDF). Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1916. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ "STRUCTUUR ANALYSE DISTRICTEN 2009-2013" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Rehabilitatiewerkzaamheden Oost-West verbinding". De Boodschap.today (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Destinations". Gum Air. Retrieved 29 May 2020.