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''This article is about the district of Paramaribo. For information on the city, see Paramaribo .'' Paramaribo is a district of Suriname , encompassing the city of Paramaribo and the surrounding area. Paramaribo district has a Population of 213,840 and an Area 183 km². The area was first Colonised by the British in the 1600s with the construction of Fort Willoughby . This fort was later taken by the Netherlands and renamed Fort Zeelandia . The area, and the city of Paramaribo, switched between Dutch and British control until the Treaty Of Breda at the end of the Second Anglo-Dutch War ceded all of Suriname to the Dutch. Resorts # Beekhuizen # Blauwgrond # Centrum # Flora # Latour # Livorno # Munder # Pontbuiten # Rainville # Tammenga # Weg naar Zee # Welgelegen |