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Marshallkreek

Coordinates: 5°15′49″N 55°04′52″W / 5.263611°N 55.081111°W / 5.263611; -55.081111
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Marshallkreek
Map showing the resorts of Brokopondo District.
  Marshallkreek
Coordinates: 5°15′49″N 55°04′52″W / 5.263611°N 55.081111°W / 5.263611; -55.081111
Country Suriname
DistrictBrokopondo District
Area
 • Total354 km2 (137 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)[1]
 • Total1,171
 • Density3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)
ClimateAf

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]

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

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