Historic Inner City of Paramaribo
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Suriname
Inscribed
2002
Area
30 ha
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Historic Inner City of Paramaribo is in Paramaribo. The nearest other World Heritage site is Jodensavanne, about 50 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Paramaribo · about 254,000 peopleabout 2 km north-west
- Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni · about 24,000 peopleabout 130 km east
- Cottica · about 29,000 peopleabout 240 km south-east
- New Amsterdam · about 47,000 peopleabout 270 km west
- Kourou · about 24,000 peopleabout 290 km east
- Cayenne · about 62,000 peopleabout 330 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SurinameCultural51 km away
SurinameNatural252 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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