Zuid (English: South) is a resort in Suriname, 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 Sur ...

. Its population at the 2012 census was 6,113. The main ethnic groups are

indigenous Indigenous may refer to: *Indigenous peoples *Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention *Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band *Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...

, Creoles, and mixed race. Villages which are located in Zuid are

Berlijn Berlijn may refer to: * the Dutch name for Berlin, the capital city, a municipality, and a state in Germany. * Dick Berlijn (1950), a Dutch general * Berlijn, Suriname, a village {{disambiguation, geo, surname ...

Cabendadorp Cabendadorp (also ''Kabenda dorp'') is an indigenous village of Kalina Amerindians in the resort of Zuid in the Para District in Suriname. The village is located on the Afobakaweg south of the Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport. History The ...

, Hollandse Kamp, Matta, Onverdacht, Pikin Saron, Sabakoe, Witsanti and

Zanderij Zanderij is a village located in the northern part of Suriname, situated 50 kilometres south of the capital Paramaribo on the Southern East-West Link. The Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport , al ...

which is near the

Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport , also known as Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport, and locally referred to simply as JAP, is an airport located in the town of Zanderij and hub for airline carrier Surinam Airways, south of Par ...

, the main airport of Suriname.

Republiek

Republiek is a village, and a holiday resort in Zuid. Republiek consists of the two wood plantation ''Mijnhoop'' and ''Valkenburg'' which were merged in 1884 into Republiek. The name is based on Post Republiek, a

military outpost A military outpost is detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main force or formation, usually at a station in a remote or sparsely populated location, positioned to stand guard against unauthorized intrusions and surprise attac ...

which already existed in 1793. The military outpost was manned by 24

freed slaves A freedman or freedwoman is a formerly enslaved person who has been released from slavery, usually by legal means. Historically, enslaved people were freed by manumission (granted freedom by their captor-owners), emancipation (granted freedom a ...

at the time. In 1905, the first part of the Lawa Railway between

Paramaribo Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname' ...

and Republiek opened. The railway station turned Republiek in a holiday resort. In 1987, the train station closed, but Republiek remained a holiday resort.Armand Snijders
De flop van Lely.
Parbode, Surinames Magazine, 1 April 2008. The village is home to about 50 people. Since 1933, Republiek provides the drinking water for

and

Wanica Wanica is a district of Suriname located in the north of the country. Wanica's capital city is Lelydorp, the second-largest city in Suriname. Wanica has a population of 118,222 and an area of 443 km2. Following neighbouring Paramaribo, Wani ...

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* Resorts of Suriname Populated places in Para District {{Suriname-geo-stub