Wanica 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 northeast. Wanica's capital city

Capital City

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 is Lelydorp

Lelydorp

Lelydorp is the capital city of Wanica District, located in Suriname. With a population of 15,576 , it is the second city in Suriname, after Paramaribo. It is located at around ....

.
Wanica has a population

Population

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 of near 76,320 and an area

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 of 444 km². With a high population density

Population density

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, Wanica is one of Suriname's most populated and most urbanised districts.

The district's capital, originally called Kofi Djompo, was renamed in 1905 for Dutch

Netherlands

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 architect

Architect

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 Cornelis Lely

Cornelis Lely

Cornelis Lely was a Dutch civil engineer and statesman. He first designed and then realised by a law the Zuiderzee Works, a major project that turned the Zuiderzee into a lake, and converting a huge area into dry land.-Career outline:From 1886 to 1891, Lely led the technical research team that...

, who was responsible for many large construction

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 projects in the Netherlands and was also governor of Suriname.

Papayas and wheat are the main crops grown in Wanica. It is also home to a spring that has therapeutic properties. Recently, copper has been discovered in the Wanica district.

Resorts

Wanica is divided into 7 resorts (ressorten):

• De Nieuwe Grond
  De Nieuwe Grond
  De Nieuwe Grond is a resort in Suriname, located in the Wanica District. Its population at the 2004 census was 20,219....
  
  
• Domburg
  Domburg
  Domburg is a seaside resort on the North Sea, on the northwest coast of Walcheren in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere, and lies about 11 km northwest of the city of Middelburg, the provincial capital.-Demographics:...
  
  
• Houttuin
  Houttuin
  Houttuin is a resort in Suriname, located in the Wanica District. Its population at the 2004 census was 10,227....
  
  
• Koewarasan
  Koewarasan
  Koewarasan is a resort in Suriname, located in the Wanica District. Its population at the 2004 census was 16,161.-References:...
  
  
• Kwatta
  Kwatta
  Kwatta is a resort in Suriname, located in the Wanica District. Its population at the 2004 census was 10,091.-References:...
  
  
• Lelydorp
  Lelydorp
  Lelydorp is the capital city of Wanica District, located in Suriname. With a population of 15,576 , it is the second city in Suriname, after Paramaribo. It is located at around ....
  
  
• Saramaccapolder