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  1. Para District

    District of Suriname

    Para is a district of northern Suriname. Para's capital city is Onverwacht, with other towns including Paranam, and Zanderij. Para has a population of 24,700 and an area of 5,393 km². The district is the mining and forestry centre of Suriname, with many large bauxite mining operations operating. The district is a mixture of forest and savannas. Wikipedia

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    The northern part of Para is one of the oldest cultivated areas of Suriname, and has been home to sugar and tobacco plantation since the 17th century [2] which were mainly located along the Suriname River and the Para Creek. [3] The southern part of the district contained wood plantations, [2] and is still in use by logging companies. [4]: 139 In 1968, the District was established, and named ...
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    Onverwacht (Dutch for "unexpected".) [1] is the capital town of Para District, Suriname. [2]Onverwacht started as a wood plantation with the same name and has existed as early as 1667. [3] On 18 May 1881, the plantation was sold to eight former slaves. [3] In 1910 the Lawa Railway passed through the area and a station was opened. [3] In 1936, [4] a road, currently named Indira Gandhiweg, was ...
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    Cola Creek (Dutch: Colakreek) is a blackwater creek in Suriname's Para District.The name refers to the colour of the water, which resembles that of Coca-Cola.On weekends many tourists visit the creek from Paramaribo as it is only a short drive away. [1] The resort on the creek was built during World War II for the American soldiers stationed at Zanderij. [2]
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    The Para Creek is fed by many small creeks from the savanna area, and has a drainage basin of 1,650 square kilometres (640 sq mi). [5] During the colonisation of Suriname, most plantations were built along the Suriname River and the Para Creek, because the ground was fertile, and no additional infrastructure was required. [5] In the 20th century, many holiday resorts were built on the Para ...
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    On 25 February 1763, Johan Godlieb van Borrius bought 1,000 Surinamese acres (about 430 hectares [3]) of land, and founded the wood plantation Berlijn.The plantation was located near maroon territory, therefore, a military outpost was established in Berlijn. [4] In the late 18th century, Berlijn became the largest supplier of wood in Suriname. [5] In 1821, the plantation was bought by James ...
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    Noord is a resort in Suriname, located in the Para District.Its population at the 2012 census was 9,703. [1] Noord is mainly an agricultural area, and has a school. [2]The main town in the Noord resort is Onverwacht which is also the capital of the District. [3] The indigenous village of Bernharddorp is one of the larger settlements in the resort. The village has a population of about 1,800 ...
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    There used to be a little hamlet called Klein Curaçao at the location. [1] Paranam was created in 1938 when Alcoa began building a plant to support new mining areas along the Suriname River. [1] Built on a former plantation, the facility was called Paranam after the Para and Suriname Rivers which border the mining concession areas. The Paranam mine began operations in 1941. [2]
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    Oost is a resort in Suriname, located in the Para District.Its population at the 2012 census was 8,016. [1] The main town in the resort is Paranam.Oost is also home to the former leper colony Bethesda. [2] The Paranam alumina refinery is located near the town of Paranam. [3] The Accaribo area is becoming tourist spot with the main attractions White Beach and Caribo Beach Resort.
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    Plantations were established along the Para River and Coropina Creek, and by 1737, the indigenous people had been driven out to Parasavana. [5] [6] Mainly timber plantations were situated along Coropina Creek. After the abolition of slavery in 1861, the abandoned plantations were divided into plots of land and sold to the former slaves. [7]
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    Sara Creek (Dutch: Sarakreek) is a former tributary of the Suriname River located in the Para District of Suriname.After the completion of the Afobaka Dam in 1964, the Sara Creek flows into the Brokopondo Reservoir. [1] In 1876, gold was discovered along the Sara Creek, and a railway line from Paramaribo to the river was completed in 1911.

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