Noord, Suriname
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Noord is a
resort A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, swimming, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping, on the premises. The term ''resort ...
in
Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
, located in the
Para District 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 Surin ...
. Its population at the 2012 census was 9,703. Noord is mainly an agricultural area, and has a school. The main town in the Noord resort is Onverwacht which is also the capital of the District. The indigenous village of
Bernharddorp Bernharddorp is an indigenous village of Lokono and Kalina Amerindians in the resort of Noord in the Para District in Suriname. History In the 1930s, Amerindians from the village of Bisri near Zanderij settled in the area which was owned by the R ...
is one of the larger settlements in the resort. The village has a population of about 1,800 people as of 2020,


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