Marshallkreek

Marshallkreek

Marshallkreek

Resort in Brokopondo District, Suriname

Marshallkreek (also Marchallkreek[2]) is a resort in Suriname, located in the Brokopondo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 1,171.[1] The resort and town are named after Captain Marshall who first settled Suriname in 1630.[3]

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The resort contains the following villages: Koinakondre, Laizang Kondre, Marshallkreek, Phedra, and Rama.[2] There are two schools: one in Marshallkreek and one near the Avobakaweg.[2] Medische Zending operates a clinic in Marshallkreek and Phedra.[4]

The former plantation Phedra is the agricultural centre of the resort.[2] In 1960, a palm oil plantation was based in Phedra,[5] however the Surinamese Interior War and lethal yellowing resulted in the closure of the factory in Victoria, Klaaskreek in 1996.[6] Marshallkreek was one of the transmigration villages for the inhabitants of Sarakreek which were flooded after the construction of the Afobaka Dam.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Onderzoek Regional Plan Brokopondo 2015-2040" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. [3]
    Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of ARTS,SCIENCES, and General LITERATURE, Volume XI (Ninth Edition—Popular Reprint ed.). 1888. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Zorggebied". Medische Zending.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Plantages / P / Phedra". Suriname Plantages. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Oliepalmproductie zou geen prioriteit moeten zijn". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Sranan. Cultuur in Suriname". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 May 2020.


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