De_Nieuwe_Grond

De Nieuwe Grond

De Nieuwe Grond

Resort in Wanica District, Suriname

De Nieuwe Grond is a resort in Suriname, located in the Wanica District. Its population at the 2012 census was 26,161. Its main ethnic groups are East Indian, and Creoles.[1] The resort is named after a sugar[2] plantation in 1770.[3] The plantation was already abandoned in 1863, when slavery was abolished, because that year, it was up for public auction.[4] The area used to consist of small scale agriculture with a focus on vegetables and rice,[5] but due to its proximity to Paramaribo, it has become a suburban area with a young population.[6] In 2019, a new bigger market opened in the town.[7]

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    "Census 2012" (PDF). Stang Makandra. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Surinaamsche Staatkundige Almanach voor den Jaare 1793". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1793. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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    "Plantage De Nieuwe Ground". Suriname Plantages (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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    "Diverse News and Advertisements". De West-Indiër via Delpher. 15 July 1863. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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    "Geschiedenis van Wanica deel 3" (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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    "Resultaten 8e Volks- en Woningtelling in Suriname" (PDF). UN Stats (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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    "Feestelijke heropening De Nieuwe Grond markt". GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.}
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