Paramaribo District Explained

Official Name:Paramaribo
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Suriname
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Paramaribo
Area Total Km2:182
Population As Of:2012 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:240,924
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:-3
Coordinates:5.8333°N -55.1667°W
Blank Name Sec1:HDI (2017)
Blank Info Sec1:0.752[2]

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 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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Census Resorts Suriname. 28 May 2020. Spang Staging.
  2. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.
  3. Web site: Census profile at District level 2004 (in Dutch) . Stichting Algemeen Bureau voor de Statistiek in Suriname . 2013-04-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113144128/http://www.statistics-suriname.org/index.php/statistieken/downloads/category/8-censusstatistieken-2004 . 2013-11-13 . dead .
  4. Web site: Paramaribo Suriname 1. 29 May 2020. nl. Suriname.nu.