Suriname (district)
The district Suriname is a former district of the country Suriname. The capital of this district was Paramaribo, though this city was located in the district Paramaribo.[1]
District Suriname was created in 1927 by merging the districts:
- Lower Suriname
- Upper Suriname
- Lower Para
- Upper Para
In 1959Para.[1]
In the middle of the 80s the district system of Suriname was reorganized and district Suriname ceased to exist. That what remained of district Suriname was divided in
Wanica.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Distrikt Wanica 1". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Suriname stelt Brokopondo district in, Algemeen Handelsblad, 10 January 1959
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