Bakkie, Suriname
Bakkie (old name: Reynsdorp) 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). 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. The resort lies along the Atlantic Ocean coastline. The resort of Bakkie can only be reached by boat.
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.
Other villages in the Bakkie resort are Alliance, Ephrata, and Kronenburg
See also
References
- ^ "Museum". Warappakreek (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Census 2012 ABS Suriname Archived 2014-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Census 2004 Statoids.com
- ^ "National Archives of Suriname". Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ "STRUCTUUR ANALYSE DISTRICTEN 2009-2013" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
External links
www.museumbakkie.com
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