Klaaskreek is a resort in Suriname, located in the

Brokopondo District Brokopondo is a district of Suriname. Its capital city is Brokopondo; other towns include Brownsweg and Kwakoegron. The district has a population of 15,909, and an area of 7,364 square kilometres. History The Brokopondo district was establi ...

. Its population at the 2012 census was 2,124. Located northeast of Brokopondo, the main town is Reinsdorp. In 2007, a technical training centre in biological agriculture was established at Klaaskreek to teach locals about enhancing agriculture in the area.

History

Around 1860 an expedition lead by J. Rosenberg set out to discover

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. Even though some gold was discovered near Victoria, the government decided not pursue the matter. Rosenberg however persisted, established the ''New-York and Surinam Company'', and finally received a concession in 1870. The company failed it meet its objectives, and the concession was nullified in 1874. Klaaskreek is situated in the proximity of the Brokopondo Reservoir. In 1958 Klaaskreek was designated as one of the transmigration towns for the inhabitants of the area that was flooded after the construction of the Afobaka Dam, and the main settlement for people from Ganzee. Klaaskreek is a

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area mainly inhabited by

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. Klaaskreek has a school, police station,

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company., river resort, and a beach called Benastrand.

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operates a clinic in the town.

Towns

Other villages in the resort include Berg en Dal, Kapasikélé, Njun Lombe, Mujékiki, and Reinsdorp. In 1960, an agriculture pilot project was started in Brokobaka,

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. The project lead to a palm oil plantation and factory in the former plantation of Victoria. however the Surinamese Interior War and

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resulted in the closure of the factory in 1996.

References

{{Surinamese District Brokopondo Resorts of Suriname Populated places in Brokopondo District