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Districts of Suriname

Suriname is divided into 10 districts (Dutch: districten).

Overview

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Regions of Suriname by number and name
District Capital Area (km2) Area (%) Population
(2012 census)[1] 		Population (%) Pop. dens. (inhabitants/km2)
Suriname Paramaribo 163,820 100.0 541,638 100.0 3.3
1 Brokopondo Brokopondo 7,364 4.5 15,909 2.9 2.2
2 Commewijne Nieuw-Amsterdam 2,353 1.4 31,420 5.8 13.4
3 Coronie Totness 3,902 2.2 3,391 0.6 0.9
4 Marowijne Albina 4,627 2.8 18,294 3.4 4.0
5 Nickerie Nieuw-Nickerie 5,353 3.3 34,233 6.3 6.4
6 Para Onverwacht 5,393 3.3 24,700 4.6 4.6
7 Paramaribo Paramaribo 182 0.1 240,924 44.5 1323.8
8 Saramacca Groningen 3,636 2.2 17,480 3.2 4.8
9 Sipaliwini none 130,567 79.7 37,065 6.8 0.3
10 Wanica Lelydorp 443 0.3 118,222 21.8 266.9

History

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The country was first divided up into subdivisions by the Dutch on October 8, 1834, when a Royal Decree declared that there were to be 8 divisions and 2 districts:[2]

  • Upper Suriname and Torarica
  • Para
  • Upper Commewijne
  • Upper Cottica and Perica
  • Lower Commewijne
  • Lower Cottica
  • Matapica
  • Saramacca
  • Coronie (district)
  • Nickerie (district)

The divisions were areas near the capital city, Paramaribo, and the districts were areas further away from the city.

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    Suriname districts 1914-1917
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    Suriname districts 1958-1967
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    Suriname districts 1968-1985

In 1927, Suriname's districts were revised, and the country was divided into 7 districts. In 1943, 1948, 1949, 1952 and 1959 further small modifications were made. In 1968 the districts were redrawn again, into[3]

  • Nickerie
  • Coronie
  • Saramacca
  • Brokopondo
  • Para
  • Suriname
  • Paramaribo
  • Commewijne
  • Marowijne

These divisions remained until 1980, when yet again, the borders of the districts were redrawn, however, with the following requirements:

  • Changes in the old boundaries were made only if it leads to improved functioning
  • Each area should be developed
  • The new boundaries should respect the identities of indigenous people.

The last changes to the districts were in 1985.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Suriname at GeoHive
  2. ^ "Beknopte aardrijkskundige beschrijving van Suriname" (PDF). Boeroes. 1898. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Suriname Districts".
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