Groningen
Groningen is a regional capital in Suriname with a population of about 3,216.
SurinameSmall town🏆 #25 most populated in Suriname🕐 America/Paramaribo
Groningen is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. Dubbed the "capital of the north", Groningen is the largest city as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of the country; as of January 2025, it had 244,807 inhabitants, making it the sixth largest city/municipality in the Netherlands and the second largest outside the Randstad. The Groningen metropolitan area has a population of about half a million inhabitants.
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About Groningen
| Country | Suriname |
| Continent | South America |
| Explore | 17 |
| Population | 3,216 |
| Local currency | SRD |
| Coordinates | 5.8000, -55.4667 |
| Time zone | America/Paramaribo |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 34 km · Paramaribo |
| Population (Suriname) | #25 most populated in Suriname |
| Where on Earth | 5°47′60″N · 55°28′0″W |
| Hemisphere | N · W |
| Distance to the equator | 646 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 9,373 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 98% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Sandakan (Malaysia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -5.80, 124.53 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| São Paulo | 3,402 km |
| New York | 4,299 km |
| Los Angeles | 7,150 km |
| London | 7,167 km |
| Paris | 7,213 km |
| Cairo | 9,369 km |