Welgelegen

Welgelegen is a resort in , located in the . Its population was 593 at the 2012 census. Welgelegen began as a cotton plantation in 1824.
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  • Estate
  • …lies at an elevation of 8 metres (26 feet)
  • Description: village and ressort in Coronie District, Suriname
  • Also known as
    “Welgelegen (Coronie)”
    “Welgelegen Ressort”
    “Welgelegen, Coronie District”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mary’s Hope and Totness.
Mary's Hope is a village in the Welgelegen resort of the of . is situated 6 km west of Welgelegen.
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is a town in , located in the Coronie district, of which it is the capital. is situated 7 km west of Welgelegen.
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is a town in the resort in the Coronie district in . is situated 8 km west of Welgelegen.

Welgelegen

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Latitude
5.86667° or 5° 52′ north
Longitude
-56.26667° or 56° 16′ west
Open location code
68Q5VP8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
3382715
Wiki­data ID
Q1757255

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Welgelegen” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Welgelegen (Coronie)”
  • Dutch: “Welgelegen”
  • French: “Welgelegen”
  • Italian: “Welgelegen”
  • Japanese: “ウェルゲレーゲン”
  • Polish: “Welgelegen (Coronie)”
  • Polish: “Welgelegen”
  • Spanish: “Welgelegen”
  • Urdu: “ویلخلیخن، کورونی ضلع”

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