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Sun, 7:05 AM GMT-3America/ParamariboCityCapital
Paramaribo
5.84° N, 55.17° W
- Population
- 254,169
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 1
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 1 cities of Suriname in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Suriname, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- America/Paramaribo
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Practical bearings for Paramaribo, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Paramaribo have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
Its name comes from the Guaraní words "para," meaning water or river, and "maribo," meaning inhabitants.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person
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