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Sipaliwini District

Benzdorp

Benzdorp is a village in the of . It is named after the Dutch consul and bullion dealer Henry Albert Wilhelm Benz.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Bendorp”, “Bensdorp”, “Benzdorf”, and “Compagnie des Mines d’Or”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lawa Tabiki Airstrip.

Aerodrome
is a small airstrip serving Benzdorp, . The runway is on an island in the , which forms the border between Suriname and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nouveau Wakapou and Maripasoula.

Hamlet
, also Nouveau Wacapou, is an Aluku maroon village situated on the in . The village is located across the Surinamese gold mining village of Benzdorp.

Town
Photo: Julien Ateni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, previously named Upper Maroni, is a commune of , an overseas region and department of located in . With a land area of 18,360 km2, is the largest commune of France. is situated 7 km southeast of Benzdorp.

Village
, also Albina 2, is a garimpeiros village in the resort of the of . The village is located on the , and is next to Peruano, and opposite in . is situated 8 km southeast of Benzdorp.

Benzdorp

Latitude
3.67396° or 3° 40′ 26″ north
Longitude
-54.08521° or 54° 5′ 7″ west
Elevation
103 metres (338 feet)
Open location code
68M7MWF7+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4587132807
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3384612
Wiki­data ID
Q818470
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Satellite Map

Discover Benzdorp from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Sranan Tongo—“Benzdorp” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Бенздорп”
  • Cebuano: “Benzdorp”
  • Dutch: “Benzdorp”
  • French: “Benzdorp”
  • German: “Benzdorp”
  • Irish: “Benzdorp”
  • Japanese: “ベンドルプ”
  • Korean: “벤즈도르프”
  • Portuguese: “Benzdorp”
  • Romanian: “Benzdorp”
  • Spanish: “Benzdorp”
  • Sranan Tongo: “Benzdorp”

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