Demographics
| Historic Inner City of Paramaribo * | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Country | Suriname |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv |
| Reference | 940 |
| Region ** | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2002 |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List ** Region as classified by UNESCO |
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Paramaribo has a population of roughly 265,953 people, more than half of the population of Suriname.
Paramaribo is famed for its diverse ethnic makeup, including Creoles, Indians, East Indians, Maroons, Javanese, Portuguese, Native Americans, Levantine, Chinese, and other Europeans (primarily of Dutch and English descent).
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