Suriname South America Map

Description : Suriname Political map showing the international boundary, districts boundaries with their capitals and national capital.



 

Location of Surinam

Surinam is a northern South American country that is located between Guyana in the west and French Guiana in the east. It borders the North Atlantic Ocean. Surinam lies on the latitude of 4° North and longitude of 56°West. The total area covered by this country is 163,270 sq km. Brazil is located to the south of Surinam.

Surinam Districts

The important districts into which Surinam is divided are shown on the Surinam Political Map. These include:

  • Paramaribo
  • Wamca
  • Commewijne
  • Marowijne
  • Para
  • Saramacca
  • Coronie
  • Nickerie
  • Brokopondo
  • Sipaliwini

Paramaribo

Paramaribo is the capital city of Surinam and is located on the geographical coordinates of 5° 50′ North latitude and 55° 10′ West longitude. It is marked on the Surinam Political Map by a red square.

District Capitals
The district capitals are highlighted on the Printable Map of Surinam by white box. These capital cities are:

  • Totness
  • Nickeria
  • Brokopondo
  • Albina
  • Onverwacht
  • Groningen
  • Amsterdam

Cities of Surinam
Some of the important cities of Surinam as shown on the Surinam Map by black dots are:

 

  • Wageningen
  • Moengo
  • Kamp52
  • Bakhuis
  • Kajana
  • Apetina
  • Cottica
  • Benzdorp
  • Anapaike
  • Pelelu Tepu
  • Kwamalasamutu

 

District Population Area(km.²) Area(mi.²) Capital
Brokopondo 14,215 7,364 2,843 Brokopondo
Commewijne 24,649 2,353 908 Nieuw Amsterdam
Coronie 2,887 3,902 1,507 Totness
Marowijne 16,642 4,627 1,786 Albina
Nickerie 36,639 5,353 2,067 Nieuw Nickerie
Para 18,749 5,393 2,082 Onverwacht
Paramaribo 242,946 182 70 Paramaribo
Saramacca 15,980 3,636 1,404 Groningen
Sipaliwini 34,136 130,567 50,412 Paramaribo
Wanica 85,986 443 171 Lelydorp
10 districts 492,829 163,820 63,251

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