City profile · Suriname · South America
Lelydorp
Wanica District · Suriname
City population
18,223
#2
in Suriname
#27,290
worldwide
5.700, -55.233 · 20 km from Paramaribo
About Lelydorp
Lelydorp is a city in Wanica District, Suriname with a population of 18,223. It is the 2nd largest of the 2 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Suriname, and the 27,290th largest worldwide. It lies 20 km from Paramaribo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Wanica District
Coordinates
5.700, -55.233
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 2 in SurinameClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.