Laarwijk | |
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Coordinates: 5°42′N 55°03′W / 5.700°N 55.050°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Commewijne |
Resort | Meerzorg |
Population (2018)
[1] | |
• Total | circa 100 |
Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
Laarwijk is a settlement and a former sugar plantation in the Commewijne District in Suriname. Laarwijk is situated along the Suriname River and can only be reached by boat (via Domburg). [1]
Laarwijk was founded in 1737. [2] The government bought the plantation on 5 August 1899, and allocated it for small-scale agriculture. [2] In 2020 plans were announced to build a bridge between Laarwijk and Domburg in order to develop the area, and relieve traffic congestion in Wanica and Commewijne. [3] Traffic up to now has to use the Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge between Paramaribo and Meerzorg. [4]
After years of political prevarication in January 2010, Laarwijk has received a connection to the electricity grid. A cable is pulled from Domburg under the Suriname River. A generator which was installed just before the elections in 1996, had never produced a single kilowatt. [1]
Laarwijk | |
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Coordinates: 5°42′N 55°03′W / 5.700°N 55.050°W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Commewijne |
Resort | Meerzorg |
Population (2018)
[1] | |
• Total | circa 100 |
Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
Laarwijk is a settlement and a former sugar plantation in the Commewijne District in Suriname. Laarwijk is situated along the Suriname River and can only be reached by boat (via Domburg). [1]
Laarwijk was founded in 1737. [2] The government bought the plantation on 5 August 1899, and allocated it for small-scale agriculture. [2] In 2020 plans were announced to build a bridge between Laarwijk and Domburg in order to develop the area, and relieve traffic congestion in Wanica and Commewijne. [3] Traffic up to now has to use the Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge between Paramaribo and Meerzorg. [4]
After years of political prevarication in January 2010, Laarwijk has received a connection to the electricity grid. A cable is pulled from Domburg under the Suriname River. A generator which was installed just before the elections in 1996, had never produced a single kilowatt. [1]