Coordinates: 5°50′47″N 55°32′24″W / 5.84639°N 55.54000°W / 5.84639; -55.54000

Smithfield, Suriname

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Smithfield
Location within Suriname
Coordinates: 5°50′47″N 55°32′24″W / 5.84639°N 55.54000°W / 5.84639; -55.54000
CountryFile:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname
DistrictSaramacca District
ResortsWayamboweg
Elevation
5 m (19 ft)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)

Smithfield (pop. 507) is a settlement in the Saramacca District of Suriname, about ten kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the district capital, Groningen.[1] It is named after plantation Smithfield.[2] Staatsolie operates a yard in Sarah Maria[3] near Smithfield.[4]

References

  1. "Smithfield, Suriname", Falling Rain Genomics, retrieved 5 July 2010
  2. "Lijst van namen van plantages en posten in Suriname" (PDF). Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (in Nederlands). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. "Staatsolie emplacement Sarah Maria" (in Nederlands). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. "Saramacca Staatsolie". World Places. Retrieved 22 May 2020.