Districts of Suriname

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

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Overview

Suriname districts numbered.png Suriname districts named.png
Regions of Suriname by number and name
DistrictCapitalArea (km2)Area (%)Population
(2012 census) [1]
Population (%)Pop. dens. (inhabitants/km2)
SurinameParamaribo163,820100.0541,638100.03.3
1 Brokopondo Brokopondo 7,3644.515,9092.92.2
2 Commewijne Nieuw-Amsterdam 2,3531.431,4205.813.4
3 Coronie Totness 3,9022.23,3910.60.9
4 Marowijne Albina 4,6272.818,2943.44.0
5 Nickerie Nieuw-Nickerie 5,3533.334,2336.36.4
6 Para Onverwacht 5,3933.324,7004.64.6
7 Paramaribo Paramaribo 1820.1240,92444.51323.8
8 Saramacca Groningen 3,6362.217,4803.24.8
9 Sipaliwini none130,56779.737,0656.80.3
10 Wanica Lelydorp 4430.3118,22221.8266.9

History

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]

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

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]

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

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

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References

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