The area was settled by the British in 1630, and in 1650 the city became the capital of the new English colony. The area changed hands often between the British and Dutch but was under Dutch rule from 1815 until the independence of Suriname in 1975. The citizens are chiefly of Asian Indian, indigenous, African, and Dutch descent.
In January 1821 a fire in the city center destroyed over 400 houses and other buildings. A second fire in September 1832 destroyed another 46 houses on the western part of the 'Waterkant'.
Suriname, a small country located on the north shore of South America and now considered to be part of the Caribbean, is made up of a rich diversity of peoples and cultures who have settled here over the years.
The population of the city is 254,147 and the population of Suriname is estimated at 438,114.
Paramaribo is situated on the edge of one of the world's last pristine rain forests, needless to say the climate is tropical, 32 degrees Celsius - 35 degrees Celsius year round with two rainy seasons interspersed with dry seasons.
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