Paradise, Suriname

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Paradise is a village in the Nickerie District of Suriname. It has a population of about 966 residents. The village is located about two kilometers from the town of Nieuw Nickerie.

The village is named after the sugar and cotton plantation Paradise{{cite web|url=https://www.surinameplantages.com/archief/p/paradise|title=Plantage Paradise|website=Suriname Plantage|access-date=18 May 2020|language=nl}} The plantation was founded in 1797. Paradise and Plaisance were the first two concessions for plantations in Nickerie. On 31 December 1913, the plantation was disbanded and turned into 335 plots for small scale agriculture.{{Cite web|title=Encyclopaedie van Nederlandsch West-Indië - Page 509 - Nickerie|website=Digital Library for Dutch Literature|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/benj004ency01_01/benj004ency01_01.pdf|date=1916|access-date=18 May 2020|language=nl}} The plantation was also home to several dozen free slaves. A railway station was planned in Paradise, however the plan was never completed.{{cite web|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/boeken/view?coll=boeken&page=2&identifier=MMKB02A:000033002:00043&objectsearch=paradise&query=paradise+nickerie|title=Een halve eeuw in Suriname, 1866-1916|website=Delpher.nl|date=1916|access-date=18 May 2020|language=nl}}