Paranam
Paranam is a town in the Para District, Suriname. Paranam was created in 1938 for a bauxite factory. In 1965, an aluminium smelter was added. The factories closed down in 2017.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mark Ahsmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Pananam”
Paranam
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Para District, Suriname, South America
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Latitude
5.61068° or 5° 36′ 38″ northLongitude
-55.09263° or 55° 5′ 34″ westElevation
12 metres (39 feet)United Nations Location Code
SR PRMOpen location code
68Q6JW64+7WOpenStreetMap ID
node 1564133107OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3383327Wikidata ID
Q953057
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