{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ---------------->| name = Brownsweg | other_name = | native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> | nickname = | settlement_type = Town and Resort | motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = File:View from the top of Brownsberg (33408895771).jpg | image_caption = View from the Brownsberg | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | image_map = Brokopondo resorts Suriname Neutral.png | mapsize = 300px | map_caption = Map showing the resorts of Brokopondo District.{{legend|#ffa0a0|Brownsweg}} | pushpin_map = <!-- Suriname --> | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Suriname <!-- Location ------------------>| subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Suriname}} | subdivision_type1 = District | subdivision_name1 = Brokopondo | subdivision_type2 = Resort (municipality) | subdivision_name2 = Brownsweg|<!-- Politics -----------------> | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> | leader_name1 = | established_title = <!-- Settled --> | established_date = <!-- Area ---------------------> | unit_pref = Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 731<!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> | area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> <!-- Population ----------------------->| population_as_of = 1 January 2012 | population_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{Cite web|url=https://spangstaging.com/2019/abs/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/census8etn.pdf|title=Resorts in Suriname Census 2012|access-date=12 May 2020|archive-date=23 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223031229/https://spangstaging.com/2019/abs/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/census8etn.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> | population_note = | population_total = 4,793 | population_density_km2 = auto <!-- General information --------------->| timezone = AST | utc_offset = -3 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|5|00|59|N|55|10|1|W|region:SR|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_m = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = Climate | blank_info = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Brownsweg''' is a town and resort in Suriname in the Brokopondo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 4,793.<ref name="census"/>
==History== The 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.<ref name="planning">{{cite web|url=https://www.planningofficesuriname.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Onderzoek-Regionaal-Plan-Brokopondo-2015-2040.pdf|title=Onderzoek Regionaal plan Bronsweg 2015-2040|website=Planning Office Suriname|access-date=12 May 2020|language=nl}}</ref> Bronsweg was a stop at the former Lawa Railway, and in 1959 the Prinses Marijke camp was built near the hamlet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trisonline.nl/de-tris-in-suriname/de-kampementen-van-de-tris/prinses-marijke-kampement/|title=Prinses Marijke kampement|website=TRIS online|access-date=12 May 2020|language=nl|archive-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106095512/https://www.trisonline.nl/de-tris-in-suriname/de-kampementen-van-de-tris/prinses-marijke-kampement/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The resort consists of the villages Wakibasoe 1, 2, 3, Bierhoedoematoe, Kadjoe, Nieuw Ganze, Djankakondre, Makambi, and Nieuw-Koffiekamp.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Stichting Planbureau |url=https://www.planningofficesuriname.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Onderzoek-Regionaal-Plan-Brokopondo-2015-2040.pdf |title=Regionaal Plan Brokopondo |page=20 |date=December 2013 |access-date=15 July 2022 |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Gomiam |url=https://www.gomiam.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/factsheet-suriname-case-brokopondo.pdf |title=Fact sheet ‐ case study Brownsweg, district Brokopondo, Suriname |year=2012 |page=1 |access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref> Brownsweg is often used to refer to most villages, because they have grown together, except for Bierhoedoematoe and Nieuw-Koffiekamp which are still detached.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Carlo Hoop |url=https://dbnl.org/tekst/_gid001199001_01/_gid001199001_01_0143.php |title=Het water komt |year=1990 |page=868 |magazine=De Gids |volume=153 |access-date=15 July 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>
The largest ethnic group of Brownsweg are the Maroons.<ref name="census"/> Most of the inhabitants still live tribally in villages near the rivers and roads.<ref name="planning"/> The primary medical care is performed by Medische Zending.<ref name="planning"/> The resort can be reached via the Avobakaweg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vakantiearena.nl/suriname/de-afobakaweg|title=De Afobakaweg|accessdate=12 May 2020|website=Vakantie Arena|language=nl|archive-date=7 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607181941/http://www.vakantiearena.nl/suriname/de-afobakaweg|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 15 May 2020, the Afobakaweg will connect to the Dési Delano Bouterse Highway, the only motorway in Suriname between Paramaribo and Zanderij.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://unitednews.sr/officiele-opening-highway-zanderij-afobakaweg-op-15-maart/|title=OFFICIELE OPENING HIGHWAY ZANDERIJ-AFOBAKAWEG OP 15 MEI|language=nl|website=United News.sr|access-date=12 May 2020}}</ref>
Brownsberg can be reached from the town of Brownsweg.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ouboter|first1=Paul E.|year=2001 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262972705_Directory_of_protected_areas_of_Suriname |title=Directory of protected areas of Suriname|publisher=IBER|page=72|access-date=15 March 2021}}</ref> Stoneiland, a tourist resort and beach, is located at the foot of the mountain.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.parbode.com/ston-eiland/ |title=Ston Eiland|website=Parbode|access-date=15 March 2021|language=nl}}</ref>
==Sports== ACoconut is an association football club in Brownsweg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nl.soccerway.com/teams/surinam/acoconut-fc/20732/ |title=Acoconut FC|website=Soccer Way|access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref> Bigi Wey Sports Center is a sports venue in Brownsweg.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dbsuriname.com/2013/06/21/bigi-wey-sportcentrum-officieel-van-gemeenschap-brokopondo/ |title=Bigi Wey Sportcentrum officieel van gemeenschap Brokopondo|website=Dagblad Suriname|access-date=28 March 2021|language=nl}}</ref>
==Notable people== * Diana Pokie (~1979), politician.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dbsuriname.com/2017/11/07/diana-pokie-srefidensie-viering-brengt-brokopondo-ook-internationaal-in-beeld/|title=Diana Pokie: "Srefidensie-viering brengt Brokopondo ook internationaal in beeld"|website=Dagblad Suriname|access-date=12 May 2020|language=nl}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Further reading== * [https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/beet027peop01_01/beet027peop01_01_0020.php People in between: the Matawai Maroons of Suriname] by Chris de Beet and Miriam Sterman, Digital Library for Dutch Literature, 1981.
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