Benzdorp
Sign in to saveBenzdorp is a village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. It is named after the Dutch consul and bullion dealer Henry Albert Wilhelm Benz (1889–1962).
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- Locality
- Benzdorp
- Region
- Sipaliwini
- Country
- Suriname
- Population
- 600
- Timezone
- America/Paramaribo
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Benzdorp
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Benzdorp DSC04646.JPG
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Suriname
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Suriname
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Suriname
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sipaliwini District
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Resort (municipality)
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tapanahony
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
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- Elevation
- 99
- Image
- Benzdorp DSC04646.JPG
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Benzdorp is a village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. It is named after the Dutch consul and bullion dealer Henry Albert Wilhelm Benz (1889–1962).
== Geography == The village lies in the jungle of the Tapanahony resort, near the Lawa River that forms the border with French Guiana, an overseas region and further north, in the Marowijne. Near Benzdorp is the rapids of Oemankrassiabra. Downstream (to the North) lies the town of Cottica and upstream is Anapaike. To the east is Nouveau Wakapou. To the Southeast, across the Lawa River is the French Guyanese commune of Maripasoula.
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