Paramaribo is a district of

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

, encompassing the capital city of

Paramaribo Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's ...

and the surrounding area. Paramaribo district has a

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of 240,924, almost half the population of the entire country, and an

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of 182 km². The area was first

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by the

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in the 17th century with the construction of Fort Willoughby. This fort was later taken by the

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and renamed Fort Zeelandia. The area, and the city of Paramaribo, switched between Dutch and British control until the Treaty of Breda at the end of the

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ceded all of Suriname to the Dutch.

Resorts

Paramaribo is divided into 12 resorts (''ressorten''): *

Beekhuizen Beekhuizen is a former sugarcane plantation and currently a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 17,185. The plantation was founded before 1700 by Benjamin Beeke. Around 1850, the Moravian ...

Blauwgrond Blauwgrond is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 31,483. Blauwgrond started as a Javanese village to the north of Paramaribo. During the 1960s and 1970s, large scale building project ...

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* Munder *

Pontbuiten Pontbuiten is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District Paramaribo is a district of Suriname, encompassing the capital city of Paramaribo and the surrounding area. Paramaribo district has a population of 240,924, almost ha ...

* Rainville *

Tammenga Tammenga is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District Paramaribo is a district of Suriname, encompassing the capital city of Paramaribo and the surrounding area. Paramaribo district has a population of 240,924, almost half ...

* Weg Naar Zee * Welgelegen

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References

Districts of Suriname {{Suriname-geo-stub