Districts of Suriname

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

Overview

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

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

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)

In 1851 Coronie District was upgraded to a division.

In 1927, Suriname's districts were revised, and the country was divided into 7 districts.[3]

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

In 1943, 1948, 1949, 1952 and 1959 further small modifications were made.

In 1959 the Brokopondo District was established out of the former Suriname District.

In 1968 the districts were redrawn again, into[4]

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.

In 1983

The last changes to the districts were in 1985.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Suriname at GeoHive
  2. ^ "Beknopte aardrijkskundige beschrijving van Suriname" (PDF). Boeroes. 1898. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Suriname Districts". statoids.com. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
  4. ^ a b "Suriname Districts".


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