Weg naar Zee
Weg naar Zee is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 16,037, and has a large East Indian population.Places of Interest
Highlights include Academic Hospital Paramaribo and Eduard Alexander Gummels Airport.
Academic Hospital Paramaribo
Hospital
Academic Hospital Paramaribo is a hospital in Paramaribo, Suriname. With 465 beds, it is the largest hospital in Suriname. Academic Hospital Paramaribo is situated 2½ km east of Weg naar Zee.
Eduard Alexander Gummels Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: NullAspect, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eduard Alexander Gummels International Airport is an international airport at the north of Paramaribo in Suriname. The official opening as an international airport took place in March 2025 The airport started as Gummels Heliport Paramaribo and was later renamed to . Eduard Alexander Gummels Airport is situated 3 km northeast of Weg naar Zee.
Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion
Stadium
Photo: Sanoesie101, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, formerly known as the Flora Stadion and commonly called the Frank Essed Stadion, is a multi-purpose stadium in Paramaribo, Suriname. Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion is situated 3½ km south of Weg naar Zee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Welgelegen and Tammenga.
Welgelegen
Village
Welgelegen is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 19,304.
Tammenga
Village
Tammenga is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 15,819. The resort has been named after Henderijkes Tammenga, who after his first plantation did not succeed, started farming in a swampy area near Paramaribo in 1852. Tammenga is situated 2½ km southwest of Weg naar Zee.
Flora
Village
Flora is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 19,538. Flora is both the name of the resort and the neighbourhood within the resort. Flora is situated 3 km south of Weg naar Zee.
Weg naar Zee
- Type: Village with 16,000 residents
- Description: ressort of Suriname
- Categories: ressort of Suriname, urban district of the Netherlands, and locality
- Location: Paramaribo District, Suriname, South America
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Latitude
5.84475° or 5° 50′ 41″ northLongitude
-55.206° or 55° 12′ 22″ westPopulation
16,000Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
68Q6RQVV+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 8955226587OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
13607832Wikidata ID
Q587993
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Weg naar Zee” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Weg naar Zee”
- Italian: “Weg naar See”
- Italian: “Weg naar Zee”
- Malayalam: “വെഗ് നാർ സീ”
- Polish: “Wegnaarzee”
- Spanish: “Weg naar Zee”
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