Marshallkreek (also Marchallkreek) is a

resort A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that aims to provide most of a vacationer's needs. This includes food, drink, swimming, accommodation, sports, entertainment and shopping, on the premises. A hotel ...

Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...

, located in the

Brokopondo District Brokopondo is a district of Suriname. Its capital city is Brokopondo; other towns include Brownsweg and Kwakoegron. The district has a population of 15,909, and an area of 7,364 square kilometres. History The Brokopondo district was established ...

. Its population at the 2012 census was 1,171. The resort and town are named after Captain Marshall who first settled Suriname in 1630. The resort contains the following villages: Koinakondre, Laizang Kondre, Marshallkreek, Phedra, and Rama. There are two schools: one in Marshallkreek and one near the

Avobakaweg There are several named highways in the country of Suriname. Avobakaweg The Avobakaweg is a paved 2-lane road connecting Paranam with Afobaka, the location of the Afobaka Dam. The road connects northwards to Paramaribo and the East-West Link. ...

. Medische Zending operates a clinic in Marshallkreek and Phedra. The former plantation Phedra is the agricultural centre of the resort. In 1960, a

palm oil Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of oil palms. The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounted for about 36% of global oils produced from o ...

plantation was based in Phedra, however the

Surinamese Interior War The Surinamese Interior War () was a civil war fought in eastern Suriname between 1986 and 1992. The conflict primarily involved the Jungle Commando, a rebel group composed largely of Saramaka (Maroon) fighters and led by former soldier Ronnie ...

and

lethal yellowing Lethal yellowing (LY) is a phytoplasma disease that attacks many species of palms, including some commercially important species, such as the coconut and date palm. In the Caribbean, it is spread by the planthopper '' Haplaxius crudus'' (former ...

resulted in the closure of the factory in Victoria, Klaaskreek in 1996. Marshallkreek was one of the transmigration villages for the inhabitants of Sarakreek which were flooded after the construction of the Afobaka Dam.

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Resorts of Suriname Populated places in Brokopondo District {{Suriname-geo-stub