Blauwgrond
Blauwgrond | |
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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 | |
| Country | Suriname |
| District | Paramaribo District |
| Area | |
• Total | 43 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• 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. 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, and is mainly known as the Javanese culinary centre with many warungs and restaurants. 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. At Leonsberg there is a ferry to Nieuw-Amsterdam.