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Suriname: Administrative Division

Contents: Districts and Communes

The population of the districts and communes (ressorten) in Suriname by census years.

NameStatusPopulation
Census
2004-08-02
Population
Census
2012-08-13
BrokopondoDistrict14,21515,909
Brokopondo CentrumCommune2,8544,482
BrownswegCommune3,8714,793
KlaaskreekCommune1,3172,124
KwakoegronCommune259263
MarchallkreeekCommune1,0011,171
SarakreekCommune4,9133,076
CommewijneDistrict24,64931,420
AlkmaarCommune4,2135,561
BakkieCommune541447
MargarethaCommune781756
MeerzorgCommune8,11512,405
Nieuw AmsterdamCommune5,4895,650
TamanredjoCommune5,5106,601
CoronieDistrict2,8873,391
Johanna MariaCommune598648
TotnessCommune1,6842,150
WelgelegenCommune605593
MarowijneDistrict16,64218,294
AlbinaCommune5,1145,247
GalibiCommune671741
MoengoCommune9,66210,834
MoengotapoeCommune427579
PatamaccaCommune422427
WanhattiCommune346466
NickerieDistrict36,63934,233
Groot HenarCommune3,5452,709
Nieuw NickerieCommune13,84212,818
Oostelijke PoldersCommune6,7787,153
WageningenCommune3,4282,937
Westelijke PoldersCommune9,0468,616
ParaDistrict18,74924,700
Bigi PoikaCommune335525
CarolinaCommune220343
Para NoordCommune6,4429,703
Para OostCommune7,3498,016
Para ZuidCommune4,4036,113
ParamariboDistrict242,946240,924
BeekhuizenCommune19,78317,185
BlauwgrondCommune28,43631,483
Centrum ParamariboCommune29,27420,631
FloraCommune15,34619,538
LatourCommune26,14829,526
LivornoCommune8,3868,209
MunderCommune16,04917,234
PontbuitenCommune19,47723,211
RainvilleCommune28,85322,747
TammengaCommune14,31315,819
Weg naar ZeeCommune13,17216,037
WelgelegenCommune23,70919,304
SaramaccaDistrict15,98017,480
CalcuttaCommune1,9181,647
GroningenCommune2,8252,818
JarikabaCommune4,8085,963
Kampong BaroeCommune1,9482,248
TijgerkreekCommune2,8993,244
WayombowegCommune1,5821,560
SipaliwiniDistrict34,13637,065
Boven CoppenameCommune595539
Boven SaramaccaCommune1,5371,427
Boven SurinameCommune15,05717,954
CoeroeniCommune1,2991,046
KabaleboCommune1,8432,291
TapanahonyCommune13,80513,808
WanicaDistrict85,986118,222
De Nieuwe GrondCommune20,21926,161
DomburgCommune5,5545,661
HouttuinCommune10,22715,656
KoewarasanCommune16,16127,713
KwattaCommune10,09114,151
LelydorpCommune15,94518,663
Saramacca PolderCommune7,78910,217
SurinameRepublic492,829541,638

Source: Algemeen Bureau voor de Statistiek in Suriname (web).