Para District

Para District
Resorts in Para
Map of Suriname showing Para district
Coordinates: 5°26′N 55°13′W / 5.433°N 55.217°WCoordinates: 5°26′N 55°13′W / 5.433°N 55.217°W
Country	Suriname
District	Para
Capital	Onverwacht
Area
• Total	5,393 km^2 (2,082 sq mi)
Population (2012 census)
• Total	24,700
• Density	4.6/km^2 (12/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	SR-PR

Para is a district of northern Suriname. Para's capital city is Onverwacht, with other towns including Paranam, Sabana and Zanderij.

Para has a population of 24,700 and an area of 5,393 km².^[1]

The district is the mining and forestry centre of Suriname, with many large bauxite mining operations operating.

The ruins of the city of Jodensavanne are in Para district. Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition established Jodensavanne in the 17th century, but it was destroyed in 1832 by a fire. Jodensavanne was an internment camp for suspected Nazi supporters in Suriname during the Second World War.

Para is also home to a spring that supposedly has medicinal properties.

Resorts

Arowak woman

Para is divided into 5 resorts (ressorten):

• Bigi Poika
• Carolina
• Noord
• Oost
• Zuid

Villages

• Bigi Poika (Carib Indian)
• Carolina (Creole)
• Powakka (Arowak Indian)

Demographics

In the 2004 census, Para had 18,749 inhabitants. This rose in the 2012 census to 24,700 inhabitants, a 31.1% increase.

References

Notes

1. "Census profile at District level 2004 (in Dutch)". Stichting Algemeen Bureau voor de Statistiek in Suriname. Retrieved 2013-04-23.

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