Suriname is divided into 10 districts (Dutch: districten).
The country was first divided up into subdivisions by the Dutch on 8 October 1834, when a Royal Decree declared that there were to be 8 divisions and 2 districts:[2] The divisions were areas near the capital city, Paramaribo, and the districts were areas further away from the city.
In 1927, Suriname's districts were revised, and the country was divided into 7 districts.
In 1943, 1948, 1949, 1952 and 1959 further small modifications were made.
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