Paramaribo

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Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, known for its diverse population and historic colonial architecture along the Suriname River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
municipality
capitalOf Suriname
climate tropical rainforest climate
commonLanguagesSpoken English
Javanese
Sarnami Hindustani
Sranan Tongo
coordinates 5.8520°N 55.2038°W
country Suriname
formerColonialPower Netherlands
foundedBy Dutch colonists
hasFeature diverse population
historic colonial architecture
wooden colonial buildings
hasLandmark Fort Zeelandia
Independence Square
Palmentuin (Palm Garden)
Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral
hasPort Port of Paramaribo
hostsInstitution Central Bank of Suriname
National Assembly of Suriname
Presidential Palace of Suriname
isDistrictSeatOf Paramaribo self-linksurface differs
surface form: Paramaribo District
isPoliticalCenterOf Suriname
KöppenClimateClassification Af
largestCityOf Suriname
locatedIn South America
Suriname
locatedOnContinent South America
locatedOnRiver Suriname River
officialLanguage Dutch
partOf Paramaribo self-linksurface differs
surface form: Paramaribo District
populationGroup Chinese
Creole
European descendants
Hindustani
indigenous peoples of the Americas
surface form: Indigenous peoples

Javanese
Maroon
primaryEconomicActivities government administration
services
trade
religion Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
servedByAirport Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport
Zorg en Hoop Airport
timeZone UTC−3
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 2002
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus Paramaribo self-linksurface differs
surface form: Historic Inner City of Paramaribo

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Anton de Kom placeOfBirth Paramaribo
Ndyuka diaspora Paramaribo
Wanica District locatedNear Paramaribo
Wanica District borders Paramaribo
this entity surface form: Paramaribo District