Lelydorp
Lelydorp | |
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Resort and town | |
 Market in Lelydorp | |
  Lelydorp | |
| Coordinates: 5°41′48″N 55°13′0″W / 5.69667°N 55.21667°W | |
| Country | Suriname |
| District | Wanica District |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 15,576 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
Lelydorp is the capital city of Wanica District, Suriname. Lelydorp is the second largest city in Suriname, after Paramaribo.[1]
Lelydorp was originally called Kofi Djompo. It was renamed by Cornelis Lely, the Dutch governor of Suriname in 1905.
Lelydorp is the most important halfway stopping point between Paramaribo and Zanderij. (The Johan Pengel Airport is in Zanderij.)
Lelydorp's people are a mixture of Javanese, Hindustani, Creoles, Europeans and Portuguese Jews.
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Media related to Lelydorp at Wikimedia Commons
- ↑ "World Gazetteer/ Suriname". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18.
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