Oostelijke Polders

Oostelijke Polders is a resort in Suriname located in the Nickerie District. Its population at the 2012 census was 7,153.[1] Other villages in the resort are Glasgow, Hamptoncourtpolder, and Paradise. Oostelijke Polders is an agricultural area with a focus on rice production.[2] Oostelijke Polder has a clinic and a school.[3]

Oostelijke Polders
Resort
Mangrove forest in Bigi Pan Nature Reserve
Map showing the resorts of Nickerie District.
  Oostelijke Polders
Country Suriname
DistrictNickerie District
Area
 • Total357 km2 (138 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total7,153
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Bigi Pan Nature Reserve

Oostelijke Polders is home to the Bigi Pan Nature Reserve which is the third largest reserve in the country.[3] It is located in the estuary north of the Nickerie River. The reserve has an area of 68,000 hectare of which 15,000 had been poldered for rice cultivation.[4] The reserve has been named after the lagoon in the centre.[4]

Hertenrits

Within the Bigi Pan Nature Reserve there are five terpen (artificial mounts). They were located in the middle of the swamp, and remains from the pre-Columbian era had been discovered in the mounts.[4] Some of the finds were 15,000 to 20,000 year old.[5] Hertenrits is just 100 hectares, but was designated a protected area in 1972.[6]

Waterloo

Waterloo was a coffee plantation founded in 1819 by James Balfour.[7]. In 1936, Waterloo was bought by Sankar.[8] The conditions were really bad, and the contract workers were not allowed to enter or leave the plantation without permission from the owner.[9] In 1969,[10] a strike was called by Eddy Bruma,[9] which lead to the closure of the plantation.[10]

References
  1. Statoids.com
  2. "Rijstboeren Oostelijke polders zijn graaicultuur regeerders zat". Nickerie.net (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. "STRUCTUUR ANALYSE DISTRICTEN 2009-2013" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. "Waar het Bigi Pan Bijzonder Beheersgebied ligt" (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. "Beschermde gebieden". Stinasu.sr via Archive.org (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. "Natuur". Suriname Weetjes (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  7. "Plantation Waterloo". Suriname Plantages (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  8. "De Gids. Almanak voor Suriname 1937". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1936. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  9. "De slag op de plantage Waterloo Dl.1". Kenneth Donk (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  10. "Vrij Tribune". Dagblad Suriname via Facebook (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 May 2020.

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