Welgelegen
Welgelegen is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 19,304.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 19,300 residents
- Description: ressort in Paramaribo District, Suriname
- Also known as: “Welgelegen Ressort” and “Welgelegen, Paramaribo District”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Zorg en Hoop Airport and Hermitage Mall.
Zorg en Hoop Airport
Aerodrome
Zorg en Hoop Airport is a small airport in the city of Paramaribo, Suriname. It is 3 kilometres west of the Suriname River, between the city quarters of Zorg en Hoop and Flora. Zorg en Hoop Airport is situated 4 km southeast of Welgelegen.
Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion
Stadium
Photo: Sanoesie101, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, formerly known as the Flora Stadion and commonly called the Frank Essed Stadion, is a multi-purpose stadium in Paramaribo, Suriname. Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion is situated 3 km south of Welgelegen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tammenga and Kwatta.
Tammenga
Village
Tammenga is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 15,819. The resort has been named after Henderijkes Tammenga, who after his first plantation did not succeed, started farming in a swampy area near Paramaribo in 1852.
Kwatta
Village
Kwatta is a resort in Suriname, located in the Wanica District. Its population at the 2012 census was 14,151. Kwatta is named after a former cocoa plantation located here. Kwatta is situated 2½ km west of Welgelegen.
Flora
Village
Flora is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 19,538. Flora is both the name of the resort and the neighbourhood within the resort. Flora is situated 3 km southeast of Welgelegen.
Welgelegen
- Categories: ressort of Suriname and locality
- Location: Paramaribo District, Suriname, South America
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Latitude
5.83968° or 5° 50′ 23″ northLongitude
-55.21264° or 55° 12′ 46″ westPopulation
19,300Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
68Q6RQQP+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 5115672620OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8220924Wikidata ID
Q1757315
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Welgelegen” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Welgelegen”
- Italian: “Welgelegen”
- Malayalam: “വെൽഗെലെഗെൻ, പരമാരിബൊ ജില്ല”
- Russian: “Вельгелеген”
- Spanish: “Welgelegen”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Welgelegen”. Photo: S23678, CC BY-SA 3.0.