PARAMARIBO

Paramaribo District · SURINAME (SR) · 5.87°N / 55.17°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,383,330

Paramaribo is a city in Suriname with a population of 223,757. It sits at 5.87/-55.17, runs on America/Paramaribo, is 3 km from Munder Buiten.

Population 223,757

Place Type National Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone America/Paramaribo

All facts

fields

Country: Suriname
Subdivision: Paramaribo District
Coords: 5.87°N / 55.17°W
UTC offset: -3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SW Munder Buiten Paramaribo District 17,234 3.3 km

SE Rainville Paramaribo District 22,747 4.8 km

W Weg naar Zee Paramaribo District 16,037 5.4 km

SW Tammenga Paramaribo District 15,819 5.7 km

SE Blauwgrond Paramaribo District 31,483 5.8 km

SW Welgelegen Paramaribo District 19,304 6.3 km

S Beekhuizen Paramaribo District 17,185 6.7 km

SE Meerzorg Commewijne District 12,405 7.1 km

SW Flora Paramaribo District 19,538 8.2 km

E Nieuw Amsterdam Commewijne District 4,935 8.9 km

Air access

nearby

ORG

Zorg en Hoop Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

EAX

Eduard Alexander Gummels Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

PBM

Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport

Large airport

45.8 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Paramaribo?: 223,757 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Paramaribo in?: America/Paramaribo.
Which country is Paramaribo in?: Suriname (SR).
Which airport serves Paramaribo?: Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG).
Does Paramaribo have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Suriname?: Dutch; Flemish.
What currency is used in Suriname?: Surinam Dollar.
How many cities are in Suriname?: 35 on record.
Which admin region is Paramaribo in?: Paramaribo District.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3383330

{
  "data": {
    "id": 3383330,
    "name": "Paramaribo",
    "ascii_name": "Paramaribo",
    "country_code": "SR",
    "population": 223757,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "America/Paramaribo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": 5.86638,
    "longitude": -55.16682
  }
}

Context

comparatives

13.0x the population of Munder Buiten.
3 km from Munder Buiten.
Same timezone (America/Paramaribo) as 34 other cities in Suriname.