South America
Suriname
Wanica District

Pontbuiten

Pontbuiten is a resort in , located in the . Its population at the 2012 census was 23,211. Pontbuiten was founded in the mid 20th century by the Pont family, and was intended for agriculture.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: ressort in Paramaribo District, Suriname
  • Also known as: “Pont Buiten” and “Pontbuiten Ressort”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zorg en Hoop Airport and Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a small in the city of , . It is 3 kilometres west of the , between the city quarters of Zorg en Hoop and Flora.

Stadium
Photo: Sanoesie101, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formerly known as the Flora Stadion and commonly called the Frank Essed Stadion, is a multi-purpose stadium in , .

Shopping center
Photo: Ymnes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a shopping center, which is situated 4 km north of Pontbuiten.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paramaribo and Latour.

Photo: Rafaeljantz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, often called Par'bo, is the lively capital and only city of the sparsely inhabited country of . Home to about 240,000 people, or over half of the country's population, this laid-back gem lies 15 km from the Atlantic Ocean.

Village
is a resort in , located in the . Its population at the 2012 census was 29,526. is a low income neighbourhood with large unemployment.

Village
is a resort in , located in the . Its population at the 2012 census was 19,538. is both the name of the resort and the neighbourhood within the resort. is situated 4 km north of Pontbuiten.

Pontbuiten

Latitude
5.784° or 5° 47′ 2″ north
Longitude
-55.2039° or 55° 12′ 14″ west
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
68Q6QQMW+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8957421327
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12088723
Wiki­data ID
Q2280468
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Pontbuiten” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Pontbuiten”
  • French: “Pontbuiten”
  • Italian: “Pontbuiten”
  • Malayalam: “പോൺട്ബ്യൂടെൻ”
  • Polish: “Pontbuiten”
  • Russian: “Понтбёйтен”
  • Spanish: “Pontbuiten”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pontbuiten”. Photo: S23678, CC BY-SA 3.0.