Paramaribo District

This article is about the district of Paramaribo. For information on the city, see Paramaribo.

Paramaribo is a district of Suriname, coextensive with the capital city of Paramaribo.

Paramaribo
District
Map of Suriname showing Paramaribo district
Coordinates: 5°50′0″N 55°10′0″W
Country	Suriname
Capital	Paramaribo
Area
• Total	182 km2 (70 sq mi)
Population  (2012 census)[1]
• Total	240,924
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3
HDI (2017)	0.752[2] high

Paramaribo district has a population of 240,924, almost half the population of the entire country, and an area of 182 km².^[3]

The area was first colonised by the British in the 17th century with the construction of Fort Willoughby. This fort was later taken by the Netherlands 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 Second Anglo-Dutch War ceded all of Suriname to the Dutch.^[4]

Resorts

Resorts of Paramaribo

Paramaribo is divided into 12 resorts (ressorten):^[1]

• Beekhuizen
• Blauwgrond
• Centrum
• Flora
• Latour
• Livorno
• Munder
• Pontbuiten
• Rainville
• Tammenga
• Weg Naar Zee
• Welgelegen

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