Boston, Suriname

Boston
Boston
Location within Suriname
Coordinates: 5°42′51″N 55°21′35″W / 5.71417°N 55.35972°W / 5.71417; -55.35972
Country Suriname
DistrictSaramacca District
ResortKampong Baroe
Elevation
12 m (42 ft)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)

Boston is a settlement in Kampong Baroe in the Saramacca District of Suriname, near the resort capital of Kampong Baroe. Boston was founded as a wood plantation in 1819, and abandoned in 1828. In 1840, it was listed as inhabited, and used for crop cultivation.