Batavia

Batavia on the in is a former cocoa plantation, military post and state leper colony of the Dutch colonists. Batavia functioned as a leper colony from 1824 to 1897, after which the location was completely abandoned.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Residential area
  • Description: settlement in Suriname
  • Also known as: “Batavia, Suriname”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boskamp.

Village
is a town on the East-West Link in , in the central north of the country, in the resort of the . It lies opposite to , to which it is connected via the Coppename bridge. is situated 9 km north of Batavia.

Batavia

Latitude
5.71152° or 5° 42′ 42″ north
Longitude
-55.8766° or 55° 52′ 36″ west
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
68Q6P46F+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 195809589
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Geo­Names ID
3384629
Wiki­data ID
Q1135383
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Sranan Tongo—“Batavia” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Batavia (Coppename, Suriname)”
  • Dutch: “Batavia (Suriname)”
  • Dutch: “Batavia”
  • Indonesian: “Batavia, Suriname”
  • Italian: “Batavia (Suriname)”
  • Italian: “Batavia”
  • Japanese: “バタヴィア”
  • Korean: “바타비아”
  • Polish: “Batavia (Surinam)”
  • Polish: “Batavia”
  • Portuguese: “Batavia”
  • Romanian: “Batavia, Surinam”
  • Romanian: “Batavia”
  • Russian: “Батавия”
  • Spanish: “Batavia”
  • Sranan Tongo: “Batavia”

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