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Paramaribo
The street Waterkant in Paramaribo
The street Waterkant in Paramaribo
Nickname(s): 
Par'bo
Country  Suriname
District Paramaribo District
Founded 1603
Area
 • Total 182 km2 (70 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total 240,924
 • Density 1,324/km2 (3,429/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (ART)

Paramaribo ( nickname: Par′bo) is the capital city of Suriname. About 250.000 people live in the city. It is at the Suriname River about 15 km before the river flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

Paramirbo used to be called in French "Bourg nommé des Juifs" because so many Jewish people lived there.

Images for kids

  • Tropenmuseum Royal Tropical Institute Objectnumber 3728-375 Litho voorstellende een marktgezicht

    1830s lithograph of the market

  • Paramaribo, Suriname

    View of Paramaribo from space

  • Presidential palace, Paramaribo, Suriname

    Presidential Palace of Suriname

  • P1060656a

    Arya Dewaker temple

  • Paramaribo synogogue

    Paramaribo's Neveh Shalom Synagogue

  • Helstonemonument

    Helstone Monument

  • Kaart van Paramaribo

    Paramaribo around 1737.

  • Platte grond van de stad Paramaribo (1821)

    Paramaribo in 1821. Indicated in brown is the area devastated by the city fire of that year.

  • Plan von Paramaribo

    Paramaribo around 1876.

  • Map of Paramaribo (1920)

    Paramaribo around 1916-1917

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Paramaribo para niños

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