Beekhuizen
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Beekhuizen is a former sugarcane plantation and currently a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 17,185.
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Beekhuizen is a former sugarcane plantation and currently a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 17,185.
The plantation was founded before 1700 by Benjamin Beeke. Around 1850, the Moravian Church became part owner of the plantation, started a school, and freed the slaves working on their part of the plantation, because they were against slavery. In the late 19th century, the Saramacca canal was widened, and 8,200 hectares could be put under cultivation.
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