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Laarwijk

Coordinates: 5°42′N 55°03′W / 5.700°N 55.050°W / 5.700; -55.050
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Laarwijk
Laarwijk is located in Suriname
Laarwijk
Laarwijk
The location of Laarwijk in Suriname
Coordinates: 5°42′N 55°03′W / 5.700°N 55.050°W / 5.700; -55.050
Country Suriname
DistrictCommewijne
ResortMeerzorg
Population
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 • Totalcirca 100
Time zoneUTC-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]

History

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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]

Economy

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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]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Laarwijk". Green Rood Wit (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Plantage Laarwijk". Suriname Plantage (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ^ "PL wil met brug Domburg-Laarwijk landbouw ontwikkelingen". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Infrastructuur". En Toen.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  5. ^ Jones, Sam (2009-04-01). "In Memoriam: Eugène Drenthe". Radio Nederland Wereldomroep. Archived from the original on 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
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5°42′N 55°03′W / 5.700°N 55.050°W / 5.700; -55.050