Paramaribo: facts

At a glance

• Country: Suriname
• Region: Paramaribo District
• Administrative status: capital of the country (GeoNames code PPLC)
• Population: approximately 223,757
• Coordinates: 5.8664° N, 55.1668° W
• Time zone: America/Paramaribo (UTC-03:00)
• Currency: Dollar (SRD)

Getting there

• Eduard Alexander Gummels Airport (EAX): 2.5 km (1.6 mi), straight line
• Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG): 6.8 km (4.2 mi), straight line
• Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM): 46 km (29 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Post Leyden: 8.3 km (5.1 mi)
• Pomona: 8.3 km (5.2 mi)
• Nieuw Amsterdam: 8.9 km (5.5 mi)
• Suzannasdaal: 9.2 km (5.7 mi)
• Pieterszorg: 11 km (7 mi)

Events

• Jaarbeurs: November 2026