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Sipaliwini District
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Within Vinony's link graph, Sipaliwini District is referenced by 244 other articles, and connects out to Aurora, Pokigron and France.
The entry is geolocated on the map in SR.
It is catalogued under topics including 1983 establishments in Suriname, Districts of Suriname and Protected areas established in 1983.
Its subject is documented across 41 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- Suriname
- Total
- 130,567 km (50,412 sq mi)
- Density
- 0.28388/km (0.73524/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC-3
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of Suriname
- Country
- Suriname
- Located in
- Suriname
- Continent
- South America
- Population
- 37065
- Area
- 130567.0
- Time zone
- UTC−03:00
- Shares border with
- East Berbice-Corentyne
- Image
- Boys in a canoe on the Gran Rio river.jpg
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- Sipaliwini District
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- Category:Sipaliwini District
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Encyclopedic overview
Sipaliwini is the largest district of Suriname, located in the south. Sipaliwini is the only district that does not have a regional capital, as it is directly administered by the national government in Paramaribo. Sipaliwini District includes disputed areas, with the southwestern region controlled and administered by Guyana, whereas the southeastern region is controlled by French Guiana, a part of France.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sipaliwini District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.