Resorts of Suriname

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The ten districts of Suriname are divided into 63 resorts (Dutch: ressorten). Within the capital city of Paramaribo, a resort entails a neighbourhood; in other cases it is more akin to a municipality, consisting of a central place with a few settlements around it. The resorts in the Sipaliwini District are especially large, since the interior of Suriname is sparsely inhabited.

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The average resort is about 2,600 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi) and has almost 8,000 inhabitants. According to article 161 of the Constitution of Suriname, the highest political body of the resort is the resort council. Elections for the resort council are held every five years and are usually at the same time as the Suriname general elections.

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Resorts of Suriname

List of resorts

The resorts are listed below, according to district. [1]

Brokopondo District

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Resorts of Brokopondo

The Brokopondo District consists of the following resorts:

ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012)
Kwakoegron 1,0500.2263
Marshallkreek 3542.81,171
Klaaskreek 3493.82,124
Centrum 3149.14,482
Brownsweg 7315.34,783
Sarakreek 4,5661.13,076

Commewijne District

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Resorts of Commewijne

The Commewijne District consists of the following resorts:

ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012)
Margaretha 1914.1756
Bakkie 4401.2447
Nieuw Amsterdam 48114.45,650
Alkmaar 8152.05,561
Tamanredjo 51210.86,601
Meerzorg 1,0817.512,405

Coronie District

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Resorts of Coronie

The Coronie District consists of the following resorts:

ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012)
Welgelegen 2,1430.3593
Totness 1739.72,150
Johanna Maria 1,5860.4648

Marowijne District

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Resorts of Marowijne

The Marowijne District consists of the following resorts:

ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012)
Moengo 1,1178.610,834
Wanhatti 4610.8466
Galibi 1,0140.7741
Moengo Tapoe 4550.9579
Albina 39712.95,247
Patamacca 1,1830.4427

Nickerie District

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Resorts of Nickerie

The Nickerie District consists of the following resorts:

ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012)
Wageningen 1,6132.12,937
Groot Henar 2,1851.62,709
Oostelijke Polders 35719.07,153
Nieuw Nickerie 30461.412,818
Westelijke Polders 1,1687.78,616

Para District

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Resorts of Para

The Para District consists of the following resorts:

ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012)
Para Noord 23627.39,703
Para Oost 44616.58,016
Para, Zuid 9094.86,113
Bigi Poika 2,3610.1525
Carolina 1,4410.2343

Paramaribo District

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Resorts of Paramaribo

The Paramaribo District consists of the following resorts:

ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012)
Blauwgrond 43661.331,483
Rainville 31930.722,747
Munder 141146.417,234
Centrum 93252.720,631
Beekhuizen 63297.217,185
Weg naar Zee 41321.316,037
Welgelegen 73387.019,304
Tammenga 62385.515,819
Flora 43836.519,538
Latour 64358.029,526
Pontbuiten 63246.223,211
Livorno 9931.88,209

Saramacca District

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Resorts of Saramacca

The Saramacca District consists of the following resorts:

ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012)
Calcutta 1,6551.21,647
Tijgerkreek 24112.03,244
Groningen 5749.62,818
Kampong Baroe 6842.82,248
Wayamboweg 8721.81,560
Jarikaba 12737.95,963

Sipaliwini District

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Resorts of Sipaliwini

On 11 September 2019, [2] a new resort was created out of Tapanahony, and is called Paramacca. The Paramacca resort is the northern part of Tapanahony, and mainly inhabited by the Paramaccan people. [3] [2]

The Sipaliwini District consists of the following resorts:

ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012)
Tapanahony 38,965 [4] 0.313,808
Boven Suriname 7,5122.017,957
Boven Saramacca 5,9290.31,427
Boven Coppename 15,8390.0539
Kabalebo 25,9550.12,291
Coeroeni 33,1330.01,048
Paramacca 3,233 [4] ~0.51,500-2,000 [5]

Wanica District

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Resorts of Wanica

The Wanica District consists of the following resorts:

ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012)
Kwatta 62162.814,151
Saramacca Polder 28278.210,217
Koewarasan 71227.627,713
De Nieuwe Grond 38532.126,161
Lelydorp 149107.018,663
Houttuin 58176.315,656
Domburg 37150.15,661

See also

References

  1. ↑ The statistics from this section are from the eighth census of 2012, accessible at the General Bureau of Statistics of Suriname website: Censusstatistieken 2012 Archived 2014-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 "Paamaka en Ndyuka leggen grens vast". Regional Development.gov.sr (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Distrikt Sipaliwini 1". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Dc Malontie: 'Paamaka op weg naar ontwikkeling'- Sneak Peek". Parbode (in Dutch). 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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