Sipaliwini District 684538 223572473 2008-07-04T17:57:56Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{coor title dms|3|46|37|N|56|01|40|W|region:SR-SI_type:adm1st}} [[Image:Suriname-Sipaliwini.png|thumb|right|300px|Map of Suriname showing Sipaliwini district]] '''Sipaliwini''' is the largest district of [[Suriname]], located in the south. Sipaliwini does not have a regional capital as it is directly administered by the national government in [[Paramaribo]]. The main villages in the district are [[Apetina]], [[Apoera]], [[Bakhuys]], [[Bitagron]], [[Pokigron]], [[Kajana, Suriname|Kajana]], [[Kamp 52]], [[Pelelu Tepu]], [[Cottica]], [[Anapaike]], [[Benzdorp]], [[Kwamalasamutu]], [[Nieuw Jacobkondre]], [[Aurora, Suriname|Aurora]], [[Botopasi]], [[Goddo, Suriname|Goddo]], [[Djumu]] and [[Pontoetoe]]. Sipaliwini has a [[population]] of 29,210 and an [[area]] of 130,567 km². The district is larger than the other 9 districts of Suriname put together, however, most of the Sipaliwini is unused (it was specifically stated when the district was formed that it would encompass the unused land in Suriname's south) except for the north and the west. It is thought by [[archaeologist]]s that [[hunter-gatherer]]s lived in what is today Sipaliwini district during the [[Paleolithic]] period. The region was largely left alone during the [[colonisation|colonial]] period, as the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] that controlled Suriname were fearful of the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] in [[Brazil]], and it was not until the 20th century that development projects began. Sipaliwini district has seen occasional fighting between [[Guyana|Guyanese]] and Surinamese troops over border disputes in the south-west. {{clear}} == Resorts == [[Image:Sipaliwini resorts.png|thumb|right|250px|Resorts of Sipaliwini]] Sipaliwini is divided into 6 resorts (''ressorten''): * Boven Coppename * Boven Saramacca * Boven Suriname * Coeroeni * Kabalebo * Tapanahony {{Districts of Suriname}} [[Category:Districts of Suriname]] {{Suriname-geo-stub}} [[da:Sipaliwini]] [[de:Sipaliwini]] [[es:Sipaliwini]] [[fr:Sipaliwini]] [[id:Distrik Sipaliwini]] [[it:Sipaliwini]] [[lt:Sipalivinio apygarda]] [[nl:Sipaliwini (district)]] [[no:Sipaliwini]] [[pl:Sipaliwini]] [[pt:Sipaliwini]]