Suriname (district)

Coordinates: 5°47′48″N 55°15′50″W / 5.79667°N 55.26389°W / 5.79667; -55.26389
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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 1959

Para.[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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Distrikt Wanica 1". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ Suriname stelt Brokopondo district in, Algemeen Handelsblad, 10 January 1959

5°47′48″N 55°15′50″W / 5.79667°N 55.26389°W / 5.79667; -55.26389