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Paramaribo

South America

Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, situated on the banks of the Suriname River. Founded in 1613, its historic inner city was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002. It had a population of 240,924 at the 2012 census. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
240,924 1
2012 census figure, from Paramaribo's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
182 1
Founding Year
1613 1
1613 is the date Paramaribo's own Wikipedia infobox gives for its founding.
Population Estimate Year
2012 1
Elevation (m)
3 1
Latitude
5.85222 degrees north 1
Longitude
55.20389 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Suriname, Countries

Paramaribo is the capital of Suriname.

Source Paramaribo (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Suriname, Countries
Source Paramaribo (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Site Of

Surinam Airways

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Surinam Airwaystier 2
Sources
1. Paramaribo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    240,924
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    182
  • Infobox, elevation
    3 m (9.8 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    05 51 08 N 55 12 14 W
  • Infobox, founded
    1613
  • Lead section
    Paramaribo, locally nicknamed Foto, is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District.
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Paramaribo - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3383330
    5.86638 -55.16682 P PPLC SR 16 223757 5 America/Paramaribo
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 5 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 5.75, -55.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 5.75, -55.25
5.75 -55.25 Af
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Wikidata: Paramaribo
Wikidata Q3001, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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