Bakkie
The lock of Bakkie (1998)
The lock of Bakkie (1998)
Map showing resorts in Commewijne District.
  Bakkie
Coordinates: 5°54′53″N 54°53′45″W / 5.91472°N 54.89583°W / 5.91472; -54.89583
Country Suriname
DistrictCommewijne District
Area
  Total440 km2 (170 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
  Total447
  Density1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Bakkie (old name: Reynsdorp[1]) is a resort and town in Suriname, located in the Commewijne District. Its population was 447 at the 2012 census (541 at the 2004 census).[2][3] Around 1902, the coffee plantation Reynsdorp was bought by the government and parceled out in small allotments for immigrants who had served out their contracts.[4] The resort lies along the Atlantic Ocean coastline. The resort of Bakkie can only be reached by boat.[5]

The Museum of Bakkie, located in the village Reynsdorp (now better known as Bakkie) has an impressive collection of old bottles, prints, maps, paintings and many utensils.[1]

Other villages in the Bakkie resort are Alliance, Ephrata, and Kronenburg

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Museum". Warappakreek (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. Census 2012 ABS Suriname Archived 2014-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Census 2004 Statoids.com
  4. "National Archives of Suriname". Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  5. "STRUCTUUR ANALYSE DISTRICTEN 2009-2013" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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