Groot_Henar

Groot Henar

Groot Henar

Resort in Nickerie District, Suriname

Groot Henar is a resort in Suriname, located in the Nickerie District, near the bridge over the Nickerie River.[2] Its population at the 2012 census was 2,709, most of which are East Indian.[1] The resort has been named after the plantation Henar which was turned into small agricultural plots after the abolition of slavery.[3] The cultivatable area was increased with the Henarpolder created in the 1920s. 1970 the Europolder was created adding 3,700 hectares to the resort.[4]

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Groot Henar has a school, and a clinic.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "2012 Census Resorts Suriname" (PDF). Spang Staging. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Structuur Analyse" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Slaverij in Suriname". Slavernij Eloweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  4. [4]
    "De opkomst van de rijstcultuur en de polders". Nickerie.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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