Blauwgrond

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Blauwgrond
Resort
Leonsberg (2016)
Map showing the resorts of Paramaribo District.   Blauwgrond
Coordinates: 5°51′57″N 55°07′36″W / 5.8659°N 55.1268°W / 5.8659; -55.1268
Country	Suriname
District	Paramaribo District
Area
• Total	43 km2 (17 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	31,483
• Density	730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (AST)
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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.

1. ^ "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
2. ^ Statoids.com
3. ^ "Sranan. Cultuur in Suriname". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1992. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
4. ^ "The Blauwgrond Experience". Werkgroup Caraïbische Letteres (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
5. ^ "Plantage Leonsberg" (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 May 2020.

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