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Paramaribo
Capital city
Clockwise from left: Fort Zeelandia, Garden of Palms, Arya Diwaker, Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral and its surroundings, and Mosque Keizerstraat adjacent to the Neveh Shalom Synagogue
Clockwise from left: Fort Zeelandia, Garden of Palms, Arya Diwaker, Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral and its surroundings, and Mosque Keizerstraat adjacent to the Neveh Shalom Synagogue
Nickname(s): 
Par'bo
Parijs van Suriname (Dutch)
(Paris of Suriname)
Paramaribo is located in Suriname
Paramaribo
Paramaribo
Location in Suriname and South America
Paramaribo is located in South America
Paramaribo
Paramaribo
Paramaribo (South America)
Coordinates: 5°51′8″N 55°12′14″W / 5.85222°N 55.20389°W / 5.85222; -55.20389
CountrySuriname
DistrictParamaribo District
Founded1613
Area
 • Total182 km2 (70 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2012 census)[1]
 • Total240,924
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (ART)

Paramaribo (/ˌpɑːrəˈmɑːrib/; Dutch: [ˌpaːraːˈmaːriboː] ; nicknamed Par'bo[citation needed]) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's population.[1] The historic inner city of Paramaribo has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Historic Inner City Paramaribo". Unesco.org. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

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