Place:Saramacca, Suriname

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NameSaramacca
Alt namesSaramaccasource: Wikipedia
TypeDistrict
Coordinates5.667°N 55.667°W
Located inSuriname
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Groningen
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Saramacca is a district of Suriname, in the north. Saramacca's capital city is Groningen, with other towns and cities including Batavia, Kampong Baroe, Uitkijk, Maho and Boskamp. Saramacca has a population of 17,480 and an area of 3,636 km2.[1]

Saramaka is also the name of a group of Maroons who established communities along the Saramacca River having fled slavery.

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