Paramaribo swamp forests

Paramaribo swamp forests (NT0149)
The black water Cola Creek near Paramaribo
Ecology
RealmNeotropical
BiomeTropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Geography
Area7,770 km2 (3,000 sq mi)
CountriesSuriname
Coordinates5°37′23″N 55°50′35″W / 5.623°N 55.843°W / 5.623; -55.843
Climate typeAf: equatorial, fully humid.

The Paramaribo swamp forests (NT0149) is an ecoregion in the coastal plain of Suriname covering a strip of land that is almost always flooded by fresh waters. It transitions into saline mangrove swamps towards the coast, and into submontane forests towards the interior.