Houttuin

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| official_name = Houttuin

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| settlement_type = Resort

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| image_map = Wanica Ressorts Suriname Neutral.png

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| map_caption = Map showing the resorts of Wanica District.{{legend|#ff9470|Houttuin}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

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| subdivision_name1 = Wanica District

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| area_total_km2 = 58

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| population_as_of = 2012

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| population_total = 15,656

| population_density_km2 = auto

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Houttuin is a resort in Suriname, located in the Wanica District. Its population at the 2012 census was 15,656. The largest ethnic group are the Indo-Surinamese. The resort is named after the sugar plantation Houttuyn which was founded in 1737.{{cite web|url=https://www.surinameplantages.com/archief/h/houttuin|title=Plantage Houttuin|access-date=23 May 2020|language=nl|website=Suriname Plantages}} The resort was mainly agricultural,{{cite web|url=https://wanica.nl/Joomla/distrikt-wanica/geschiedenis-van-distrikt-suriname?showall=1|title=Geschiedenis|access-date=23 May 2020|language=nl|website=Wanica.nl|archive-date=23 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423051607/https://wanica.nl/Joomla/distrikt-wanica/geschiedenis-van-distrikt-suriname?showall=1|url-status=dead}} and is planned to remain an agricultural centre. In the early 21st century, it has seen a steady population growth, and is becoming suburban with housing projects like {{ill|Tout Lui Faut|nl}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.planningofficesuriname.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/STRUCTUUR-ANALYSE-IV.pdf|title=Structuur Analyse IV|access-date=23 May 2020|language=nl|website=Planning Office Suriname}}

Staatsolie is operating an oil refinery,{{cite web|url=https://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/projects/staatsolies-tout-lui-faut-refinery-expansion/|title=Staatsolie's Tout Lui Faut Refinery Expansion|website=Hydro Carbons Technology|access-date=23 May 2020}} and a thermal power plant in Houttuin.{{cite web|url=https://www.suriname.nu/surinamenieuws/bruto-omzet-staatsolie-us-500-miljoen-in-2019-su/|title=Bruto Omzet Staatsolie US 500 miljoen in 2019|website=Suriname.nu|access-date=23 May 2020|language=nl}}