Bakkie, Suriname Explained

Official Name:Bakkie
Settlement Type:Resort
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Suriname
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Commewijne District
Area Total Km2:440
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:447
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:AST
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Coordinates:5.9147°N -54.8958°W

Bakkie (old name: Reynsdorp) is a resort and town in Suriname, located in the Commewijne District. Its population was 447 at the 2012 census (541 at the 2004 census).[1] [2] Around 1902, the coffee plantation Reynsdorp was bought by the government and parceled out in small allotments for immigrants who had served out their contracts.[3] The resort lies along the Atlantic Ocean coastline. The resort of Bakkie can only be reached by boat.[4]

The Museum of Bakkie, located in the village Reynsdorp (now better known as Bakkie) has an impressive collection of old bottles, prints, maps, paintings and many utensils.[5]

Other villages in the Bakkie resort are Alliance, Ephrata, and Kronenburg

See also

External links

www.museumbakkie.com

Notes and References

  1. Census 2012 ABS Suriname
  2. Census 2004 Statoids.com
  3. Web site: National Archives of Suriname . 2010-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090318022143/http://nationaalarchief.sr/geschiedenis/plantages/matapicakreek/reynsdorp/index.nl.html . 2009-03-18 . dead .
  4. Web site: STRUCTUUR ANALYSE DISTRICTEN 2009-2013. Planning Office Suriname. 22 May 2020. nl.
  5. Web site: Museum. Warappakreek. 14 May 2020. nl.