Districts of Suriname
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[[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}}
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