Marshallkreek Explained

Official Name:Marshallkreek
Settlement Type:Resort
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Suriname
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Brokopondo District
Area Total Km2:354
Population As Of:2012 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1,171
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:AST
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Coordinates:5.2636°N -55.0811°W
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Marshallkreek (also Marchallkreek) is a resort in Suriname, located in the Brokopondo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 1,171.[1] The resort and town are named after Captain Marshall who first settled Suriname in 1630.[2]

The resort contains the following villages: Koinakondre, Laizang Kondre, Marshallkreek, Phedra, and Rama.[3] There are two schools: one in Marshallkreek and one near the Avobakaweg.[3] Medische Zending operates a clinic in Marshallkreek and Phedra.[4]

The former plantation Phedra is the agricultural centre of the resort.[3] In 1960, a palm oil plantation was based in Phedra,[5] however the Surinamese Interior War and lethal yellowing resulted in the closure of the factory in Victoria, Klaaskreek in 1996.[6] Marshallkreek was one of the transmigration villages for the inhabitants of Sarakreek which were flooded after the construction of the Afobaka Dam.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resorts in Suriname Census 2012. 15 May 2020.
  2. Book: 16 May 2020. Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of ARTS,SCIENCES, and General LITERATURE, Volume XI. 1888. Ninth Edition - Popular Reprint.
  3. Web site: Onderzoek Regional Plan Brokopondo 2015-2040. 16 May 2020. nl. Planning Office Suriname.
  4. Web site: Zorggebied. Medische Zending.sr. 16 May 2020. nl.
  5. Web site: Plantages / P / Phedra . Suriname Plantages. 16 May 2020.
  6. News: Oliepalmproductie zou geen prioriteit moeten zijn. Dagblad Suriname. 15 May 2020. nl.
  7. Web site: Sranan. Cultuur in Suriname. nl. Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 16 May 2020.