Blauwgrond

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Blauwgrond
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Leonsberg (2016)
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Map showing the resorts of Paramaribo District.
  Blauwgrond
Coordinates: 5°51′57″N55°07′36″W / 5.8659°N 55.1268°W / 5.8659; -55.1268
CountryFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
District Paramaribo District
Area
  Total43 km2 (17 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
  Total31,483
  Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (AST)

Blauwgrond is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 31,483. [2] Blauwgrond started as a Javanese village to the north of Paramaribo. During the 1960s and 1970s, large scale building projects turned the village into a neighbourhood of Paramaribo, [3] and is mainly known as the Javanese culinary centre with many warungs and restaurants. [4] The resort was called Blauwgrond (English: Blue Ground), because the earth had a bluish colour.

Leonsberg is a former coffee plantation in the northern part of Blauwgrond. It was founded by A. Léon in 1819. [5] At Leonsberg there is a ferry to Nieuw-Amsterdam.

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References

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