The ten districts of Suriname are divided into 63 resorts (Dutch: ressorten). Within Paramaribo District, which is coextensive with the capital, a resort is equivalent to a borough or 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.
The average resort is about 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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List of resorts The resorts are listed below, according to district.The statistics from this section are from the eighth census of 2012, accessible at the General Bureau of Statistics of Suriname website: Censusstatistieken 2012
Brokopondo District
The Brokopondo District consists of the following resorts:
ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012) Kwakoegron1,0500.2263 Marshallkreek3542.81,171 Klaaskreek3493.82,124 Centrum3149.14,482 Brownsweg7315.34,783 Sarakreek4,5661.13,076
Commewijne District
The Commewijne District consists of the following resorts:
ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012) Margaretha1914.1756 Bakkie4401.2447 Nieuw Amsterdam48114.45,650 Alkmaar8152.05,561 Tamanredjo51210.86,601 Meerzorg1,0817.512,405
Coronie District
The Coronie District consists of the following resorts:
ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012) Welgelegen2,1430.3593 Totness1739.72,150 Johanna Maria1,5860.4648
Marowijne District
The Marowijne District consists of the following resorts:
ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012) Moengo1,1178.610,834 Wanhatti4610.8466 Galibi1,0140.7741 Moengo Tapoe4550.9579 Albina39712.95,247 Patamacca1,1830.4427
Nickerie District
The Nickerie District consists of the following resorts:
ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012) Wageningen1,6132.12,937 Groot Henar2,1851.62,709 Oostelijke Polders35719.07,153 Nieuw Nickerie30461.412,818 Westelijke Polders1,1687.78,616
Para District
The Para District consists of the following resorts:
ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012) Para Noord23627.39,703 Para Oost44616.58,016 Para, Zuid9094.86,113 Bigi Poika2,3610.1525 Carolina1,4410.2343
Paramaribo District
The Paramaribo District consists of the following resorts:
ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012) Blauwgrond43661.331,483 Rainville31930.722,747 Munder141146.417,234 Centrum93252.720,631 Beekhuizen63297.217,185 Weg naar Zee41321.316,037 Welgelegen73387.019,304 Tammenga62385.515,819 Flora43836.519,538 Latour64358.029,526 Pontbuiten63246.223,211 Livorno9931.88,209
Saramacca District
The Saramacca District consists of the following resorts:
ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012) Calcutta1,6551.21,647 Tijgerkreek24112.03,244 Groningen5749.62,818 Kampong Baroe6842.82,248 Wayamboweg8721.81,560 Jarikaba12737.95,963
Sipaliwini District
On 11 September 2019, 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.
The Sipaliwini District consists of the following resorts:
ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012) Tapanahony38,9650.313,808 Boven Suriname7,5122.017,957 Boven Saramacca5,9290.31,427 Boven Coppename15,8390.0539 Kabalebo25,9550.12,291 Coeroeni33,1330.01,048 Paramacca 3,233~0.51,500-2,000
Wanica District
The Wanica District consists of the following resorts:
ResortArea in km2Population densityPopulation (2012) Kwatta62162.814,151 Saramacca Polder28278.210,217 Koewarasan71227.627,713 De Nieuwe Grond38532.126,161 Lelydorp149107.018,663 Houttuin58176.315,656 Domburg37150.15,661
See also Districts of Suriname
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