Smithfield, Suriname

Smithfield
Smithfield is located in Suriname
Smithfield
Smithfield
Location within Suriname
Coordinates: 5°50′47″N 55°32′24″W / 5.84639°N 55.54000°W / 5.84639; -55.54000
Country Suriname
DistrictSaramacca District
ResortsWayamboweg
Elevation
5 m (19 ft)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)

Smithfield (pop. 507) is a settlement in the Saramacca District of Suriname, about ten kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the district capital, Groningen.[1] It is named after plantation Smithfield.[2] Staatsolie operates a yard in Sarah Maria[3] near Smithfield.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Smithfield, Suriname", Falling Rain Genomics, retrieved 5 July 2010
  2. ^ "Lijst van namen van plantages en posten in Suriname" (PDF). Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Staatsolie emplacement Sarah Maria". Facebook (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Saramacca Staatsolie". World Places. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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