[1] The village is home to Maroons of the Saramaka tribe.

[3] The school in Nieuw Aurora made the headlines in 2017, because it had a perfect graduation level of 100%.

[4] Aurora can be accessed by boat from Pokigron,[5] or from the Laduani Airstrip.

Laduani, also spelled as Ladoani, is a little village next to Aurora.

[7] The health care centre, and airport for Aurora are located in Laduani.