Capital city · Suriname · South America
Paramaribo
Paramaribo District · Suriname
City population
223,757
#1
in Suriname
#2,576
worldwide
5.866, -55.167
About Paramaribo
Paramaribo is the capital of Suriname, with a city population of 223,757. It is the 1st largest of the 2 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Suriname, and the 2,576th largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Paramaribo District
Capital
National capital
Elevation
5 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Paramaribo
Coordinates
5.866, -55.167
Record updated
2019-09-05
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.