Blauwgrond is a
resort in
Suriname, located in the
Paramaribo District
Paramaribo is a district of Suriname, encompassing the capital city of Paramaribo and the surrounding area.
Paramaribo district has a population of 240,924, almost half the population of the entire country, and an area of 182 km2.
The ...
. Its population at the 2012 census was 31,483. Blauwgrond started as a
Javanese village to the north of
Paramaribo
Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname' ...
. During the 1960s and 1970s, large scale building projects turned the village into a neighbourhood of Paramaribo, and is mainly known as the Javanese culinary centre with many ''
warungs'' and restaurants. The resort was called Blauwgrond (English: Blue Ground), because the earth had a bluish colour.
Leonsberg is a former
coffee
Coffee is a drink prepared from roasted coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content. It is the most popular hot drink in the world.
Seeds of ...
plantation in the northern part of Blauwgrond. It was founded by A. Léon in 1819.
At Leonsberg there is a
ferry to
Nieuw-Amsterdam.
References
{{Resorts of Suriname
Resorts of Suriname
Populated places in Paramaribo District