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The districts of Suriname and all urban municipalities ("ressorten").
Districts
| | Name | Abbr. | Capital | A (kmē) | C 1980-07-01 | C 2004-08-02 | Cp 2012-08-13 j |
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| i | Brokopondo | BRO | Brokopondo | 7,364 | 6,621 | 14,215 | 14,662 |
| i | Commewijne | COM | Nieuw Amsterdam | 2,353 | 20,063 | 24,649 | 31,087 |
| i | Coronie | COR | Totness | 3,902 | 2,777 | 2,887 | 3,153 |
| i | Marowijne | MAR | Albina | 4,627 | 16,125 | 16,642 | 18,114 |
| i | Nickerie | NIC | Nieuw Nickerie | 5,353 | 32,690 | 36,639 | 34,241 |
| i | Para | PAR | Onverwacht | 5,393 | 12,027 | 18,749 | 23,874 |
| i | Paramaribo | PMR | Paramaribo | 183 | 169,798 | 242,946 | 236,059 |
| i | Saramacca | SAR | Groningen | 3,636 | 10,808 | 15,980 | 17,251 |
| i | Sipaliwini | SIP | | 130,567 | 23,226 | 34,136 | 38,159 |
| i | Wanica | WAN | Lelydorp | 443 | 60,725 | 85,986 | 117,581 |
| | Suriname | SUR | Paramaribo | 163,820 | 354,860 | 492,829 | 534,189 |
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- (1980) The Europa World Year Book 1991.
(2004) (2012) Algemeen Bureau voor de Statistiek in Suriname (web).
Principal Cities
Cities & Urban Municipalities
| | Name | Adm. | C C 1980-07-01 | M E 1995-07-01 | M C 2004-08-02 |
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| i | Albina | MAR | ... | 3,598 | 5,114 |
| i | Brokopondo (Centrum) | BRO | ... | 2,349 | 2,854 |
| i | Brownsweg | BRO | ... | 2,307 | 3,851 |
| i | De Nieuwe Grond | WAN | ... | 20,663 | 20,219 |
| i | Domburg | WAN | ... | 3,748 | 5,554 |
| i | Groningen | SAR | ... | 2,514 | 2,825 |
| i | Groot Henar | NIC | ... | 2,684 | 3,545 |
| i | Houttuin | WAN | ... | 10,354 | 10,227 |
| i | Jarikaba | SAR | ... | 4,094 | 4,808 |
| i | Koewarasan | WAN | ... | 8,131 | 16,161 |
| i | Kwatta | WAN | ... | 6,958 | 10,091 |
| i | Lelydorp | WAN | ... | 14,867 | 15,945 |
| i | Marienburg (Alkmaar) | COM | 3,633 | 4,276 | 4,213 |
| i | Meerzorg | COM | 5,355 | 6,773 | 8,115 |
| i | Moengo | MAR | ... | 7,132 | 9,662 |
| i | Nieuw Amsterdam | COM | ... | 3,398 | 5,489 |
| i | Nieuw Nickerie | NIC | 6,078 | 11,940 | 13,842 |
| i | Onverwacht (Para Zuid) | PAR | ... | 4,093 | 4,403 |
| i | Oostelijke Polders | NIC | ... | 5,057 | 6,778 |
| i | Paramaribo | PMR | 167,798 | 228,551 | 242,946 |
| i | Para Noord | PAR | ... | 4,444 | 6,442 |
| i | Saramacca Polder | WAN | ... | 6,399 | 7,789 |
| i | Smal-Kalden - Paranam (Para Oost) | PAR | ... | 5,875 | 7,349 |
| i | Tamanredjo | COM | ... | 4,325 | 5,510 |
| i | Totness | COR | ... | 1,547 | 1,684 |
| i | Wageningen | NIC | ... | 4,102 | 3,428 |
| i | Westelijke Polders | NIC | ... | 9,039 | 9,046 |
- (1980) Britannica Book of the Year 2001.
(1995) Statoids.
(2004) Algemeen Bureau voor de Statistiek in Suriname (web).
Suriname Statistics does not report the urban population of ressorten and has not defined urban ressorten; therefore, an own selection of ressorten is listed here.
Paramaribo City consists of 12 ressorten.
