Livorno, Suriname Explained

Official Name:Livorno, Suriname
Settlement Type:Resort
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Suriname
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Paramaribo District
Area Total Km2:9
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:8,209
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-3

Livorno is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 8,209.[1]

The resort consists of the neighbourhoods Livorno and Bethesda.[2] Livorno is a former sugar plantation founded in 1819 by F. Cassali from Livorno, Italy.[3] Bethesda was the location of a leper colony which had been at that location between 1933,[4] and 1962.[5] Livorno is close to the harbour, and home to small industry.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resorts in Suriname Census 2012. 28 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Paramaribo Zuid. 28 May 2020. nl. Vakantie Arena.
  3. Web site: Plantage Livorno. 28 May 2020. nl. Suriname Plantages.
  4. Web site: MAJELLA STICHTING. Pix4Profs. 23 May 2020. nl.
  5. Web site: Repertorium van Nederlandse zendings- en missie-archieven 1800-1960. Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands. 28 May 2020. nl.