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Alkmaar, Suriname

Field	Value
official_name	Alkmaar
native_name	Goedoefrow
settlement_type	Resort and town
image_skyline	Tropenmuseum Royal Tropical Institute Objectnumber 3348-17 De plantages 'Nijd en Spijt' en 'Alkma.jpg
imagesize	300px
image_caption	The plantations 'Nijd en Spijt' and 'Alkmaar' (1860)
image_map	Commewijne Resorts Suriname Neutral.png
mapsize	300px
map_caption	Map showing resorts in Commewijne District.
pushpin_map
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_mapsize	300
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Suriname
subdivision_type1	District
subdivision_name1	Commewijne District
area_total_km2	81
population_as_of	2012
population_total	5561
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	AST
utc_offset	-3
coordinates
elevation_m	0
blank_name	Climate
blank_info	Af

Alkmaar (Sranan Tongo: Goedoefrow) is a resort in Suriname, located in the Commewijne District. Its population at the 2012 census was 5,561.

History

The plantation was named after the city of Alkmaar in the Dutch province of North Holland where Jacobus Hengeveldt, the founder was born. The city was named after the plantation. Alkmaar has regional significance as a government post and a medical centre. The Moravian Church (EMEA) is an important center of Christian consignment among the Hindus, and started when P.M. Legêne arrived in Alkmaar. The church was built in 1923, partly financed by fundraising from the Netherlands. A children's home was also setup.

In the 18th century Alkmaar became a notable coffee producing location. Construction of the plantation was consigned to James Hengeveldt in 1745. After the completion of Fort at New Amsterdam in 1746, the land at the mouth of the Commewijne River was cleared to make way for the plantation which opened in 1747. Charles Godeffroy then took over the plantation. In 1884, the plantation ceased its operation due to low sugar prices. In 1894, the government bought the grounds in order to distribute it to small farmers. The motivation was to entice the indentured workers from Java to remain in Suriname. The Javanese still form the largest ethnic group. In 1908, there were 699 farmers producing 20,000 kg of cacao, 50,000 kg of rice, and 57,000 bunches of bananas.

The village and former sugarcane factory of Mariënburg is located close to Alkmaar. The villages of Johan & Margaretha and Frederiksdorp on the other side of the river, can be reached by a ferry from Mariënburg. The coffee plantation Katwijk is located in Alkmaar.

Notable people

Frits Mitrasing (1921-1996), lawyer and politician.
Dhiradj Soekhai (1987), politician.

References

"Resorts in Suriname Census 2012".
"Alkmaar".
[http://www.statoids.com/ysr.html Statoids.com]
"Suriname 1599-1975: Weeshuizen".
[http://nationaalarchief.sr/geschiedenis/plantages/beneden-commewijnerivier/alkmaar/ National Archives of Suriname] {{Webarchive. link. (2007-10-10 , {{in lang). nl
"Plantage Alkmaar".
(1916). "Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië - Page 355 - Handels-Maatschappij (de Nederlandsche)".
"Sranan. Cultuur in Suriname page 53".
"Marienburg Suriname".
"Over Ons".
"Katwijk Maps".
"Frits E.M. Mitrasing".
"Soekhai (VHP): 'Voor 650 miljoen US gaan we over op biobrandstof'".

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