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(Redirected from Sidoredjo) Resort in Saramacca District, Suriname
Tijgerkreek
Resort
Map showing the resorts of Saramacca District.  Tijgerkreek
Country Suriname
DistrictSaramacca District
Area
 • Total241 km (93 sq mi)
Population
 • Total3,244
 • Density13/km (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Tijgerkreek is a resort in Suriname, located in the Saramacca District. Its population at the 2012 census was 3,244, the majority being Javanese, and East Indian. The resort is mainly agricultural. In the 21st century, there has been an emphasis on peanuts. The development of a modern agricultural centre is being planned.

The resort is named after the creek Tijgerkreek which is a tributary of the Saramacca River, however the main settlement is Sidoredjo which was incorporated as a village in 1937.

References

  1. ^ "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. "STRUCTUUR ANALYSE DISTRICTEN 2009-2013" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. "Binnenlandse Berigten". De West-Indiër (in Dutch). 29 July 1874. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  4. "Gewestelijk bestuur". Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad (in Dutch). 22 May 1939. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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Districts and resorts of Suriname
Brokopondo District
Commewijne District
Coronie District
Marowijne District
Nickerie District
Para District
Paramaribo District
Saramacca District
Sipaliwini District
Wanica District
Resorts and places in Saramacca District, Suriname
Calcutta
Groningen
Jarikaba
Kampong Baroe
Tijgerkreek
Wayamboweg
Italic denotes the capital *Abandonned settlement

5°44′03″N 55°33′28″W / 5.73425°N 55.5579°W / 5.73425; -55.5579

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