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
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Paramaribo
Coordinates
5.700, -55.233
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.