[1] The resort is home to the settlement of Jodensavanne, a Jewish autonomous area which was settled from 1652 onwards, and abandoned after a fire in 1832.

[2] The village of Redi Doti (also Redidoti) is located near the site of Jodensavanne.

The village has been founded in 1930, and is home to an indigenous population of about 100 people of mixed Carib and Arowak background.

Former Prime minister Johan Adolf Pengel built his country residence near the creek.

[7]: 21  The villages were deserted during the Surinamese Interior War, and as of 2018, have very few permanent residents.