{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ---------------->| name = Kwakoegron | other_name = | native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> | nickname = | settlement_type = Resort | motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = File:Het station van de goudveldentrein bij Kwakoegron, Bestanddeelnr 252-5974.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Former train station of Kwakoegron (1947) | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_map = Brokopondo resorts Suriname Neutral.png | mapsize = 300px | map_caption = Map showing the resorts of Brokopondo District.{{legend|#70a0ff|Kwakoegron}} | 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 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = |<!-- 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 ---------------------> | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1050<!-- 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=21 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 = 263 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = AST | utc_offset = -3 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|5|14|53|N|55|20|41|W|region:SR|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = Climate | blank_info = | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | website = | footnotes = }}
'''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,<ref name="census"/> of the Matawai people.<ref name="planning">{{cite web|url=https://www.planningofficesuriname.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/STRUCTUUR-ANALYSE-IV.pdf|title=Structuur Analyse|website=Planning Office Suriname|access-date=25 May 2020|language=nl}}</ref> The resort and town are named after Kwakoe, the native word for Wednesday, and grond, the Dutch word for ground.<ref name="encycl">{{Cite web|title=Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië - Page 448 - Lelydorp|website=Digital Library for Dutch Literature|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/benj004ency01_01/benj004ency01_01.pdf|date=1916|access-date=5 May 2020|language=nl}}</ref> The captain of the resort resides in the village Commisariskondre.<ref name="planning"/>
==Overview== Kwakoegron has a school, a clinic, and a holiday resort.<ref name="planning"/> The resort can be accessed via a paved side road of the Southern East-West Link.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gfcnieuws.com/asfaltering-wegstrekking-pikin-saron-kwakoegron-afgerond/|title=Asfaltering wegstrekking Pikin Saron – Kwakoegron afgerond|website=GFC Nieuws|access-date=21 May 2020|language=nl}}</ref> In 1910, Kwakoegron was connected to the Lawa Railway which closed in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://parbode.com/de-flop-van-lely/|title=De flop van Lely|access-date=13 May 2020|website=Parbode|date=2 April 2008|language=nl}}</ref>
The Brinckheuvel Nature Reserve is located near the village.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ouboter|first1=Paul E.|year=2001 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262972705 |title=Directory of protected areas of Suriname|publisher=IBER|page=71}}</ref>
==See also== * Akan names
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Kwakoegron|position=left}}
{{Resorts of Suriname}} {{Surinamese District Brokopondo}}
Category:Matawai settlements Category:Populated places in Brokopondo District Category:Resorts of Suriname