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Para Creek
Para River
Painting of the Para Creek near plantation Berseba (~1860)
Para Creek is located in Suriname
Para Creek
Native nameParakreek (Dutch)
Location
CountrySuriname
DistrictWanica & Para District
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates5°24′05″N 55°09′45″W / 5.4015°N 55.1624°W / 5.4015; -55.1624
MouthSuriname River
 • coordinates
5°44′47″N 55°07′40″W / 5.74642°N 55.12789°W / 5.74642; -55.12789
Length77.65 kilometres (48.25 mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionSuriname River→Atlantic Ocean

Para Creek (Dutch: Parakreek also Para River) is a blackwater creek in the Wanica & Para District of Suriname.[2] It is a tributary of the Suriname River, and was home to many plantations. The area around the creek has been cultivated since the English period.[3] The Para District has been named after the creek in 1966.[4]

  1. ^ Planbureau 2014, p. 22.
  2. ^ "Flora en Fauna". Wianofru (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Parakreek". Suriname Plantages (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ Planbureau 2014, p. 1.

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