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1 Paramaribo  
FeatureType : city
Elevation : 5
Lat/Lng : 5.8236 / -55.1697
Paramaribo (nickname: 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 population (...)
2 Suriname River  
FeatureType : null
Elevation : 0
Lat/Lng : 5.8181 / -55.1591
The Suriname River (Dutch: Surinamerivier) is 480 km long and flows through the country Suriname. Its sources are located in the Guiana Highlands on the border between the Wilhelmina Mountains and the Eilerts de Haan Mountains (where it is known as the Gran Rio) (...)
3Paramaribo District  
FeatureType : city
Elevation : 5
Lat/Lng : 5.8236 / -55.1697
Paramaribo is a district of Suriname, encompassing the 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 (...)
4 Suriname  
FeatureType : city
Elevation : 15
Lat/Lng : 5.8681 / -55.1675
Suriname (also spelled Surinam), officially known as the Republic of Suriname , is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west and Brazil to the south (...)
5 Sipaliwini District  
FeatureType : adm1st
Elevation : 250
Lat/Lng : 3.7769 / -56.0278
Sipaliwini is the largest district of Suriname, located in the south. Sipaliwini does not have a regional capital as it is directly administered by the national government in Paramaribo. The main villages in the district are Apetina, Apoera, Bakhuys, Bitagron, Pokigron, Kajana, Kamp 52, Pelelu Tepu, (...)
6 Wanica District  
FeatureType : adm1st
Elevation : 4
Lat/Lng : 5.7967 / -55.2639
Wanica is a district of Suriname, in the northeast. Wanica's capital city is Lelydorp. Wanica has a population of 118,222 and an area of 443 km². Following neighbouring Paramaribo, Wanica is the second most populated and urbanised district of Suriname (...)
7 Georgetown, Guyana  
FeatureType : null
Elevation : 3
Lat/Lng : 6.8011 / -58.1553
Georgetown is a city and the capital of Guyana, located in Region 4, which is also known as the Demerara-Mahaica region. It is the country's largest urban centre. It is situated on the Atlantic Ocean coast at the mouth of the Demerara River and it was nicknamed 'Garden City of the Caribbean (...)
8 Zeeland  
FeatureType : null
Elevation : 2
Lat/Lng : 51.49 / 3.81
Zeeland (; , Zeelandic: Zeêland , historical English exonym Zealand) is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and peninsulas (hence its name, meaning "Sealand") and a strip bordering (...)
9 Lelydorp  
FeatureType : null
Elevation : 12
Lat/Lng : 5.7017 / -55.2333
Lelydorp is the capital city of Wanica District, located in Suriname. With a population of 18,663 (2012), it is the second largest city in Suriname, after Paramaribo. It is located at around . It was originally called Kofi Djompo but was renamed by Cornelis Lely (the Dutch governor of Suriname in (...)
10 Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname  
FeatureType : city
Elevation : 1
Lat/Lng : 5.8808 / -55.0844
Nieuw Amsterdam (or) is the capital of the Commewijne District in Suriname. It is a small coastal town situated at the confluence of the Suriname River and Commewijne River, just across from Paramaribo, the country's capital (...)
11 Groningen, Suriname  
FeatureType : city
Elevation : 20
Lat/Lng : 5.7833 / -55.4667
Groningen is the capital town of the Saramacca District, Suriname. Groningen only began to grow after 1960. Around that time the East-West Link, a road linking Albina via Paramaribo to Nieuw Nickerie was built. This let Groningen become accessible by road (...)
12's Lands Hospitaal  
FeatureType : null
Elevation : 11
Lat/Lng : 5.8306 / -55.1564
's Lands Hospitaal is a hospital in Paramaribo, Suriname. (...)
13Zorg en Hoop Airport  
FeatureType : airport
Elevation : 1
Lat/Lng : 5.8111 / -55.1903
Zorg en Hoop Airport is an airport serving general aviation in the city of Paramaribo, Suriname. It is west of the Suriname River, between the city quarters of Zorg en Hoop and Flora. The runway length includes a displaced threshold on Runway 11 (...)
14 Commewijne River  
FeatureType : null
Elevation : 7
Lat/Lng : 15.4236 / -89.5747
Commewijne River (Sranan Tongo: Kawina-liba) is a river in northern Suriname (estuary located at around). It originates in the hills of the Commewijne District and flows northwards until it receives the meandering Cottica River from the right and then runs westward until it unites with the (...)
15Meerzorg  
FeatureType : null
Elevation : 6
Lat/Lng : 5.8 / -55.15
Meerzorg is a town in Suriname, located on the eastern bank of the Suriname River, directly opposite the capital Paramaribo. Its population at the 2012 census was 12,405. Since 2000 it has been connected to Paramaribo by the Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge, named after the former President Jules (...)
16Welgelegen, Paramaribo District  
FeatureType : null
Elevation : 3
Lat/Lng : 5.84 / -55.2203
Welgelegen is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 19,304. (...)
17Centrum, Paramaribo  
FeatureType : null
Elevation : 10
Lat/Lng : 5.5083 / -55.1789
Centrum is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 20,631. (...)
18 André Kamperveen Stadion  
FeatureType : null
Elevation : 3
Lat/Lng : 5.8374 / -55.1608
André Kamperveen Stadium formerly the National Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Paramaribo, Suriname. Since its opening in 1953, the stadium has been the official home stadium of both football teams S.V. Transvaal and S.V (...)
19Zanderij  
FeatureType : null
Elevation : 17
Lat/Lng : 5.4559 / -55.211
Zanderij is a village located in the northern part of Suriname, situated 50 kilometres south of the capital Paramaribo on the Southern East-West Link. The Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport is located near the village.
20Fort Zeelandia (Paramaribo)  
FeatureType : landmark
Elevation : 7
Lat/Lng : 5.8252 / -55.1499
Fort Zeelandia is a fortress in Paramaribo, Suriname, that was built in 1640 French as a wooden structurehttp://www.suriname.nu/302ges/archi198.html The British took the fort and called it Fort Willoughby. In 1651 a small trading post was created by the Dutch (...)