Resorts of Suriname
Resort Area in km 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
Wayambo 872 1.8 1,560
Jarikaba 127 37.9 5,963
List of resorts -- Saramacca District
Resorts of Saramacca The Saramacca District consists of the following resorts :
The ten districts of Suriname are divided into 62 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 inlands of Suriname are sparsely inhabited. The average resort is about 2600 km² 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.