Flora is a
resort in
Suriname, located in the
Paramaribo District
Paramaribo is a district of Suriname, encompassing the capital city of Paramaribo and the surrounding area.
Paramaribo district has a population of 240,924, almost half the population of the entire country, and an area of 182 km2.
The ...
. Its population at the 2012 census was 19,538.
Flora is both the name of the resort and the neighbourhood within the resort. Flora was founded as a
wood
Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin ...
plantation in 1809.
The neighbourhood Uitvlugt is located in the resort. Uitvlugt used to be a stronghold of the
Boeroes, the white farmers, and is still a wealthy neighbourhood.
Notable people
*
Ietje Paalman-de Miranda (1936–2020), mathematician and professor.
References
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Resorts of Suriname
Populated places in Paramaribo District