Groningen, Suriname
Groningen is the capital town of the Saramacca District, Suriname.
Groningen | |
|---|---|
Town and resort | |
Groningen (before 1929) | |
Groningen Location in Suriname | |
| 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) | |
| • 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. 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.