Wageningen, Suriname

Overview

Wageningen has the presence of large piece of fertile land, desired climate with enough rainfall and the absence of natural disasters. The first trials in mechanized rice production started in 1933, and an area of 10000 ha was allocated for rice production. The Stichting Machinale Landbouw (Foundation for mechanised agriculture) was founded on 27 July 1949 for the mechanized rice production and a town was constructed for the work force which mainly consisted of former military. The town was named Wageningen after the Dutch city, and university.

The village of Wageningen is located about 54 km east of New Nickerie, the main city of Nickerie District and 203 km west of Paramaribo, the capital city of Suriname. Wageningen has a police office, an administrative office and a general practice center. There is also a landing strip for small airplanes for agricultural purposes. In 1973, the 4 m high statue Alida was placed in the central square of the village to commemorate 110 years since the abolition of slavery. The statue was created by George Barron and commissioned by Stichting Machinale Landbouw.

During the 1980s a period of decline started in the rice production, and in December 2010, Staatsolie announced a program of ethanol production from sugarcane. The rice factory of Stichting Machinale Landbouw which closed down, restarted its operation in 2018.

Lokono Shikuabana

Lokono ShikuabanaLokono Shikuabana (until 11 March 2013: Post Utrecht) is an Indigenous village of the Lokono people near Wageningen on the other side of the Nickerie River. The village is located at a former police outpost called Post Utrecht. Lokono Shikuabana suffers from limited water supply, and only has electricity during the evening. As of 2022, the population is about 115 people, and the village chief is Dorothy Marius-Lambert.

Cupido

CupidoCupido (also: Kipido; location: ) is an indigenous village of the Lokono people. It is located on the Maratakka River about 20 kilometres from its mouth. The village is built on sand hill overlooking the river amongst swamp forests and savannas. The population as of 2022 is 26 people, and the village chief is Runaldo Daniël.

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