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

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  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.