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🌆 Largest Cities in Suriname

Cities of Suriname with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people12 entries🇸🇷 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 454,064 (12 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.
1
ParamariboParamaribo District
223,757
2
BlauwgrondParamaribo District
31,483
3
LatourParamaribo District
29,526
4
PontbuitenWanica District
23,211
5
RainvilleParamaribo District
22,747
6
FloraParamaribo District
19,538
7
WelgelegenParamaribo District
19,304
8
LelydorpWanica District
18,223
9
Munder BuitenParamaribo District
17,234
10
BeekhuizenParamaribo District
17,185
11
Weg naar ZeeParamaribo District
16,037
12
TammengaParamaribo District
15,819

Highlights

Within Suriname, Paramaribo ranks first in 2026 with 223,757, followed by Blauwgrond (31,483) and Latour (29,526).

Paramaribo is 7.1 times higher than Blauwgrond, the runner-up.

Across 12 entries, values run from 223,757 (Paramaribo) to 15,819 (Tammenga), with a median of 19,421.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.