Groningen, Suriname
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Groningen is the capital town of the Saramacca District, Suriname.
Groningen | |
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Town and resort | |
Coordinates: 5°48′0″N 55°28′0″W | |
Country | Suriname |
District | Saramacca District |
Founded | 1790 |
Area | |
• Total | 57 km2 (22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 2,818 |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Groningen only began to grow after 1960. Around that time the East-West Link, a road linking Albina via Paramaribo to Nieuw Nickerie was built. This let Groningen become accessible by road.
The town features: an office of the district commissioner; a post office; an office for the police commander, an office of the State health foundation(SZF) and the J. Eliazer football stadium, named after the founder of the Football Federation of Saramacca and president.[2] There is also a Moravian Church and a Roman Catholic church.
In 1910, a nursing home for yaws sufferers was established. It was closed after it was discovered that the disease could be cured within days by applying Salvarsan.[3]