Rainville, Suriname
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Rainville is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 22,747.[1]
The Rainville resort is home to the Paramaribo Zoo. The zoo was opened in 1972. Unlike most zoos, about 75% of the animals are local wild animals who had been either confiscated or were former pets.[2]
Combé
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Rainville is home to the Combé neighbourhood. It started as a plantation, and was turned into a village in 1791.[3] The neighbourhood has been named after Nicolaas Combé, a French huguenot and one of the early colonists, who was persuaded to move to Suriname from Berbice.[4]
It is the oldest neighbourhood of Paramaribo, and contains small wooden houses with their own character.[5] When the city centre was designated a Unesco World Heritage Site,[6] Combé was listed as a buffer area.[7]
References
- ^ a b "2012 Census Resorts Suriname" (PDF). Spang Staging. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Paramaribo Zoo: "Op World Wildlife Day zullen de dieren ook goed verzorgd worden"". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Paramaribo Suriname 4". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "De Hugenoten". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Paramaribo-Noord". Vakantie Arena (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Historic Inner City Paramaribo". Unesco.org. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "World Heritage Area". City of Paramaribo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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