Saramacca is a district of Suriname

Suriname

Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...

, in the north. Saramacca's capital city

Capital City

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 is Groningen, with other towns and cities including Batavia

Batavia, Suriname

Batavia is a town in Saramacca District, in the north of Suriname. Along with Groningen and Boskamp, it is one of the three largest settlements in the district.-External links:*...

 and Boskamp

Boskamp, Suriname

Boskamp is a town on the East-West Link in Suriname, located in the central north of the country, in the Saramacca District. It lies opposite to Jenny, to which it is connected via the Coppename bridge....

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Saramacca has a population

Population

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 of 13,600 and an area

Area

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 of 3,636 km².

The district has traditionally been the site of dozens of small, family owned farming communities, and it has only been recently that large agricultural projects have begun to emerge, primarily geared to the production of banana

Banana

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s and rice

Rice

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The district is known for its bird

Bird

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s, with ornithologists

Ornithology

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 and birdwatchers

Birdwatching

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 coming from all over the world to study and admire Saramacca's toucan

Toucan

Toucans are members of the family Ramphastidae of near passerine birds from the Neotropics. The family is most closely related to the American barbets. They are brightly marked and have large, often colorful bills. The family includes five genera and about forty different species...

s, parrot

Parrot

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s and cocks-of-the-rock

Cock-of-the-rock

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Saramacca (usually spelled saramaka

Saramaka

The Saramaka or Saramacca are one of six Maroon peoples in the Republic of Suriname. The word "Maroon" comes from the Spanish cimarrón, itself derived from an Arawakan root; by the early 16th century it was used throughout the Americas to designate slaves who successfully escaped from slavery.-...

) is also the name of a group of Maroon

Maroon (people)

Maroons were runaway slaves in the West Indies, Central America, South America, and North America, who formed independent settlements together...

s who established communities along the Saramacca River

Saramacca River

Saramacca River is a river in Suriname . Arawaks named this river "Surama", and today's name "Saramacca" is probably derived from it. It originates in the Wilhelmina Mountains and flows northwards and enters the Atlantic Ocean together with Coppename River. It has a river basin of 9.400 km² and...

 having fled slavery

Slavery

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Resorts

Saramacca is divided into 6 resorts (ressorten):

• Calcutta
  Calcutta, Suriname
  Calcutta is a resort in Suriname, located in the Saramacca District. Its population at the 2004 census was 1,918.-References:...
  
  
• Groningen
• Jarikaba
  Jarikaba
  Jarikaba is a resort in Suriname, located in the Saramacca District. Its population at the 2004 census was 4,808.-References:...
  
  
• Kampong Baroe
  Kampong Baroe
  Kampong Baroe is a resort in Suriname, located in the Saramacca District. Its population at the 2004 census was 1,948.-References:...
  
  
• Tijgerkreek
  Tijgerkreek
  Tijgerkreek is a resort in Suriname, located in the Saramacca District. Its population at the 2004 census was 2,899.-References:...
  
  
• Wayamboweg
  Wayamboweg
  Wayamboweg is a resort in Suriname, located in the Saramacca District. Its population at the 2004 census was 1,582.-References:...