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- 1 2 3 4 5 "Censusstatistieken 2012". Algemeen Bureau voor de Statistiek in Suriname (General Statistics Bureau of Suriname). Presentatie Definitieve Resultaten Census 8 Vol. 1, pages 19-20. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- 1 2 "Censusstatistieken 2012". Algemeen Bureau voor de Statistiek in Suriname (General Statistics Bureau of Suriname). Presentatie Definitieve Resultaten Census 8 Vol. 1, page 42. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
- ↑ "REPORT ON CENSUS 2004 COVERAGE EVALUATION" (PDF). CENSUS OFFICE GENERAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS. 2006. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2021.
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