Districts of Suriname 682735 226029508 2008-07-16T14:44:40Z 125.2.181.27 {{combi}} |[[Image:Suriname districts numbered.png|right|thumb|300px|Map of the districts of Suriname in alphabetical order]] |{{Politics of Suriname}} |} [[Suriname]] is divided into 10 '''districts'''. #[[Brokopondo District|Brokopondo]] #[[Commewijne District|Commewijne]] #[[Coronie District|Coronie]] #[[Marowijne District|Marowijne]] #[[Nickerie District|Nickerie]] #[[Para District|Para]] #[[Paramaribo District|Paramaribo]] #[[Saramacca District|Saramacca]] #[[Sipaliwini District|Sipaliwini]] #[[Wanica District|Wanica]] The country was first divided up into subdivisions by the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] on [[October 8]], [[1834]], when a Royal Decree declared that there were to be 8 divisions and 2 districts, viz: *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. 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. On [[October 28]], [[1966]], the districts were redrawn again, into *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 [[Amerindian|indigenous people]]. The districts created in 1980 remain to this day. ==See also== * [[Resorts of Suriname]] ==External links== * {{statoids|id=usr|title=Districts of Suriname}} {{Districts of Suriname}} {{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of South American countries}} [[Category:Districts of Suriname| ]] [[Category:Country subdivisions of the Americas]] [[Category:First-level administrative country subdivisions]] {{Suriname-geo-stub}} [[es:Distritos de Surinam]] [[eu:Surinamen banaketa administratiboa]] [[fr:Districts du Suriname]] [[lt:Surinamo apygardos]] [[nl:Districten van Suriname]] [[ja:スリナムの行政区画]] [[pl:Podział administracyjny Surinamu]] [[pt:Subdivisões do Suriname]] [[ro:Diviziuni administrative ale Surinamului]] [[ru:Административное деление Суринама]]