Resorts of Suriname

The ten districts of Suriname are divided into 63 resorts (Dutch: ressorten). Within the capital city of Paramaribo, a resort entails a 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 2,600 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi) 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.

List of resorts

The resorts are listed below, according to district.^[1]

Brokopondo District

The Brokopondo District consists of the following resorts:

Resort	Area in km²	Population density	Population (2012)
Kwakoegron	1,050	0.2	263
Marshallkreek	354	2.8	1,171
Klaaskreek	349	3.8	2,124
Centrum	314	9.1	4,482
Brownsweg	731	5.3	4,783
Sarakreek	4,566	1.1	3,076

Commewijne District

The Commewijne District consists of the following resorts:

Resort	Area in km²	Population density	Population (2012)
Margaretha	191	4.1	756
Bakkie	440	1.2	447
Nieuw Amsterdam	48	114.4	5,650
Alkmaar	81	52.0	5,561
Tamanredjo	512	10.8	6,601
Meerzorg	1,081	7.5	12,405

Coronie District

The Coronie District consists of the following resorts:

Resort	Area in km²	Population density	Population (2012)
Welgelegen	2,143	0.3	593
Totness	173	9.7	2,150
Johanna Maria	1,586	0.4	648

Marowijne District

The Marowijne District consists of the following resorts:

Resort	Area in km²	Population density	Population (2012)
Moengo	1,117	8.6	10,834
Wanhatti	461	0.8	466
Galibi	1,014	0.7	741
Moengo Tapoe	455	0.9	579
Albina	397	12.9	5,247
Patamacca	1,183	0.4	427

Nickerie District

The Nickerie District consists of the following resorts:

Resort	Area in km²	Population density	Population (2012)
Wageningen	1,613	2.1	2,937
Groot Henar	2,185	1.6	2,709
Oostelijke Polders	357	19.0	7,153
Nieuw Nickerie	30	461.4	12,818
Westelijke Polders	1,168	7.7	8,616

Para District

The Para District consists of the following resorts:

Resort	Area in km²	Population density	Population (2012)
Para Noord	236	27.3	9,703
Para Oost	446	16.5	8,016
Para, Zuid	909	4.8	6,113
Bigi Poika	2,361	0.1	525
Carolina	1,441	0.2	343

Paramaribo District

The Paramaribo District consists of the following resorts:

Resort	Area in km²	Population density	Population (2012)
Blauwgrond	43	661.3	31,483
Rainville	31	930.7	22,747
Munder	14	1146.4	17,234
Centrum	9	3252.7	20,631
Beekhuizen	6	3297.2	17,185
Weg naar Zee	41	321.3	16,037
Welgelegen	7	3387.0	19,304
Tammenga	6	2385.5	15,819
Flora	4	3836.5	19,538
Latour	6	4358.0	29,526
Pontbuiten	6	3246.2	23,211
Livorno	9	931.8	8,209

Saramacca District

The Saramacca District consists of the following resorts:

Resort	Area in km²	Population density	Population (2012)
Calcutta	1,655	1.2	1,647
Tijgerkreek	241	12.0	3,244
Groningen	57	49.6	2,818
Kampong Baroe	684	2.8	2,248
Wayamboweg	872	1.8	1,560
Jarikaba	127	37.9	5,963

Sipaliwini District

On 11 September 2019,^[2] 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.^[3]^[2]

The Sipaliwini District consists of the following resorts:

Resort	Area in km²	Population density	Population (2012)
Tapanahony	38,965^[4]	0.3	13,808
Boven Suriname	7,512	2.0	17,957
Boven Saramacca	5,929	0.3	1,427
Boven Coppename	15,839	0.0	539
Kabalebo	25,955	0.1	2,291
Coeroeni	33,133	0.0	1,048
Paramacca	3,233^[4]	~0.5	1,500-2,000^[5]

Wanica District

The Wanica District consists of the following resorts:

Resort	Area in km²	Population density	Population (2012)
Kwatta	62	162.8	14,151
Saramacca Polder	28	278.2	10,217
Koewarasan	71	227.6	27,713
De Nieuwe Grond	38	532.1	26,161
Lelydorp	149	107.0	18,663
Houttuin	58	176.3	15,656
Domburg	37	150.1	5,661

References

^ The statistics from this section are from the eighth census of 2012, accessible at the General Bureau of Statistics of Suriname website: Censusstatistieken 2012 Archived 2014-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b "Paamaka en Ndyuka leggen grens vast". Regional Development.gov.sr (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ "Distrikt Sipaliwini 1". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
^ "Dc Malontie: 'Paamaka op weg naar ontwikkeling'- Sneak Peek". Parbode (in Dutch). 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

[1] The statistics from this section are from the eighth census of 2012, accessible at the General Bureau of Statistics of Suriname website: Censusstatistieken 2012 Archived 2014-11-13 at the Wayback Machine

[gov_sr-2] "Paamaka en Ndyuka leggen grens vast". Regional Development.gov.sr (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

[3] "Distrikt Sipaliwini 1". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.

[planning-4] "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.

[parbode-5] "Dc Malontie: 'Paamaka op weg naar ontwikkeling'- Sneak Peek". Parbode (in Dutch). 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

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