District capital in Para District, Suriname
Onverwacht (Dutch for "unexpected".) [1] is the capital town of Para District, Suriname.[2]
Onverwacht started as a wood plantation with the same name and has existed as early as 1667.[3] On 18 May 1881, the plantation was sold to eight former slaves.[3] In 1910 the Lawa Railway passed through the area and a station was opened.[3] In 1936,[4] a road, currently named Indira Gandhiweg, was built parallel to the railway line to connect Paramaribo with Onverwacht. During World War II, the road was extended to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport.[5] In 1968, Onverwacht became the capital of the newly formed Para District.[6] In 1987, the last train departed and the station at Onverwacht closed.[7]
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