Livorno, Suriname

Livorno is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 8,209.^[1]

Livorno, Suriname
Resort
Plantation Prosperité (~1893)
Map showing the resorts of Paramaribo District.   Liverno
Country	Suriname
District	Paramaribo District
Area
• Total	9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population  (2012)[1]
• Total	8,209
• Density	910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (AST)

The resort consists of the neighbourhoods Livorno and Bethesda.^[2] Livorno is a former sugar plantation founded in 1819 by F. Cassali from Livorno, Italy.^[3] Bethesda was the location of a leper colony which had been at that location between 1933,^[4] and 1962.^[5] Livorno is close to the harbour, and home to small industry.^[2]