Calcutta is a resort in Suriname, located in the Saramacca District. Its population at the 2012 census was 1,647, and is mainly inhabited by East Indians. The town is named after Calcutta, India. From 1873 onwards, indentured workers were recruited from India to work the plantations. Most of the workers departed from Calcutta. About one third returned to India, but most decided to stay in Suriname. Calcutta is the place where oil was discovered in 1965 which marked the beginning of Staatsolie, the national oil and gold company. Calcutta is a major centre of rice cultivation.
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| - Calcutta, Suriname (en)
- Calcutta (es)
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- Calcutta (Suriname) (it)
- Calcutta (Suriname) (nl)
- Calcutta (Surinam) (pl)
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| - Calcutta es uno de los seis ressorts, o en neerlandés ressorten, en los que se divide el distrito de Saramacca en Surinam. Limita al norte con Wayamboweg, al este con Tijgerkreek y Kampong Baroe, al sur con el distrito de Para, y al oeste con el distrito de Coronie En 2004, Calcutta, según cifras de la tenía 1.918 habitantes. (es)
- Calcutta è un comune (ressort) del Suriname di 1.918 abitanti. (it)
- Calcutta is een dorp, voormalige plantage en een van de zes ressorten waaruit het Surinaamse district Saramacca bestaat. In het oosten grenst het ressort Calcutta aan de ressorten Tijgerkreek en Kampong Baroe, in het zuiden aan het district Para, in het westen aan het district Coronie en in het noorden aan Wayamboweg. In 2004 had Calcutta volgens cijfers van het Centraal Bureau voor Burgerzaken (CBB) 1918 inwoners. (nl)
- Calcutta – miasto w dystrykcie Saramacca, w Surinamie. Według danych na rok 2012 miasto zamieszkiwało 1647 osób, a gęstość zaludnienia wyniosła 0,9 os./km2. (pl)
- Calcutta is a resort in Suriname, located in the Saramacca District. Its population at the 2012 census was 1,647, and is mainly inhabited by East Indians. The town is named after Calcutta, India. From 1873 onwards, indentured workers were recruited from India to work the plantations. Most of the workers departed from Calcutta. About one third returned to India, but most decided to stay in Suriname. Calcutta is the place where oil was discovered in 1965 which marked the beginning of Staatsolie, the national oil and gold company. Calcutta is a major centre of rice cultivation. (en)
- Calcutta adalah sebuah di Suriname, yang terletak di Distrik Saramacca. Dalam sensus 2012, penduduknya berjumlah 1.647 jiwa, dan utamanya terdiri dari . Kota tersebut mengambil nama dari Calcutta, India. Sejak 1873, para tenaga kerja pendatang direkrut dari India untuk bekerja di penanaman tersebut. Kebanyakan pekerja didatangkan dari Calcutta. Sekitar sepertiganya kembali ke India, tetapi kebanyakan memutuskan untuk menetap di Suriname. Resort tersebut juga meliputi desa dan desa penduduk . Bekas koloni lepra Batavia berada di resort tersebut. (in)
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| - Map showing the resorts of Saramacca District. (en)
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| - Calcutta is a resort in Suriname, located in the Saramacca District. Its population at the 2012 census was 1,647, and is mainly inhabited by East Indians. The town is named after Calcutta, India. From 1873 onwards, indentured workers were recruited from India to work the plantations. Most of the workers departed from Calcutta. About one third returned to India, but most decided to stay in Suriname. Calcutta is the place where oil was discovered in 1965 which marked the beginning of Staatsolie, the national oil and gold company. Calcutta is a major centre of rice cultivation. The resorts also contains the village of Boskamp and the indigenous village of Kalebaskreek. The former leprosy colony of Batavia is located in the resort. (en)
- Calcutta es uno de los seis ressorts, o en neerlandés ressorten, en los que se divide el distrito de Saramacca en Surinam. Limita al norte con Wayamboweg, al este con Tijgerkreek y Kampong Baroe, al sur con el distrito de Para, y al oeste con el distrito de Coronie En 2004, Calcutta, según cifras de la tenía 1.918 habitantes. (es)
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