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  2. Centrum, Paramaribo - Wikipedia

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    Centrum is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 20,631. [1] The historical centre of Paramaribo is located within the resort. The city centre is mainly in original condition, contains 291 listed monuments, and has of 2002 been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [2]

  3. Centrum, Brokopondo - Wikipedia

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    Centrum is a resort in Suriname, located in the Brokopondo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 4,482. [ 1 ] Centrum can be reached by car via the Avobakaweg from Paranam to Afobaka , [ 2 ] or by boat via the Suriname River .

  4. Resorts of Suriname - Wikipedia

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    The resorts in the Sipaliwini District are especially large, since the interior of Suriname is sparsely inhabited. The average resort is about 2,600 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi) and has almost 8,000 inhabitants. According to article 161 of the Constitution of Suriname, the highest political body of the resort is the resort council.

  5. Centrumkerk - Wikipedia

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    Centrumkerk is a church of the Dutch Reformed Church of Suriname. It is located on Kerkplein in the centre of Paramaribo. [2] It was the state church until independence of Suriname in 1975. [3] The Centrumkerk is a monument, [4] and an UNESCO World Heritage Site. [5] The building is octagonal without a church tower. [6]

  6. Paramaribo - Wikipedia

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    Paramaribo (UK: / ˌ p ær ə ˈ m ær ɪ b oʊ / PARR-ə-MARR-ib-oh, US: / ˌ p ɑːr ə ˈ m ɑːr ɪ b oʊ / PAR-ə-MAR-ib-oh, Dutch: [ˌpaːraːˈmaːriboː] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District.

  7. List of cities and towns in Suriname - Wikipedia

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    Abenaston; Albina; Alfonsdorp; Alliance; Anapaike; Apetina; Apoera; Aurora; Batavia; Benzdorp; Berlijn; Bitagron; Boskamp; Boslanti; Botopasi; Brokopondo; Brownsweg ...

  8. Onafhankelijkheidsplein - Wikipedia

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    Before the independence of Suriname from the Netherlands in 1975, it was also called the Oranjeplein (Orange Square) and the Gouvernementsplein (Government Square). Buiten-Sociëteit Het Park is located on the square. [1] On 1 August 1996, the building which housed the National Assembly of Suriname burnt down. The National Assembly moved to the ...

  9. Portal:Suriname - Wikipedia

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    Under Dutch rule, Suriname was a lucrative plantation colony focused mostly on sugar; its economy was driven by African slave labour until the abolition of slavery in 1863, after which indentured servants were recruited mostly from British India and the Dutch East Indies. In 1954, Suriname became a constituent country of the Kingdom of the ...