Lelydorp
Sign in to saveLelydorp (Sranan Tongo: Kofi Djompo) is the capital city of Wanica District, located in Suriname’s north. With a population of 18,663 (2012), it is the second largest city in Suriname, after Paramaribo.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Lelydorp
- Settlement.other_name
- Kofi Djompo
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Resort and town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Lelydorp-Kofidjompo.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top, left to right: Monument Lelydorp; bird's-eye view of Midtown Mall; I Love Kofidjompo Monument
- Settlement.image_map
- Wanica Ressorts Suriname Neutral.png
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map showing resorts in Wanica District.
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Wanica District
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 149
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012
- Settlement.population_total
- 18663
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Pad van Wanica
- Kofi Djompo
- Modern day Lelydorp
- Notable people
- Twin city
- See also
- References
- External links
Lelydorp (Sranan Tongo: Kofi Djompo) is the capital city of Wanica District, located in Suriname’s north. With a population of 18,663 (2012), it is the second largest city in Suriname, after Paramaribo.
==History== thumb|Lelydorp Playground thumb|Regional Hospital Wanica ===Pad van Wanica=== For centuries the Pad van Wanica (Wanica path) has been the only road that leads Paramaribo to the south. The establishment of the road is unknown, but it is speculated that the original inhabitants formed the path. After the road was established parcels were issued on either side. The oldest part of this road is the northern part, which is closest to Paramaribo. The land issued there date from the early 18th century, with plantation names such as: Hermitage, Zorg en Hoop, Flora, Duisburg, Onverwacht, Goede Verwachting, Ephraimszegen, Nieuw Weergevonden, etc.