Sipaliwini District

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Sipaliwini District is the largest and southernmost district of Suriname, characterized by vast rainforest, sparse population, and significant Indigenous and Maroon communities.

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Sipaliwini District canonical 10

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instanceOf administrative division
district
accessMode river transport
small aircraft
area approximately 130567 square kilometers
areaRankInSuriname 1
bordersCountry Brazil
French Guiana
Guyana
bordersDistrict Brokopondo District
Marowijne District
Para District
capital Apetina
Apoera
Kwamalasamutu
Pelelu Tepu
containsMountain Kasikasima
containsMountainRange Tumuc-Humac Mountains
containsProtectedArea Central Suriname Nature Reserve
Sipaliwini Nature Reserve
containsRiver Corantijn River
Suriname River upper course
Tapanahony River
containsSettlement Apetina
Apoera
Kwamalasamutu
Pelelu Tepu
country Suriname
ethnicGroup Amerindian peoples
Maroons
hasBorderDispute Tigri Area with Guyana
hasEcosystem Amazon rainforest
hasIndigenousCommunities true
hasLandscape tropical rainforest
hasMaroonCommunities true
hasMultipleAdministrativeCenters true
isLargestDistrictOf Suriname
isSouthernmostDistrictOf Suriname
locatedIn Suriname
partOf Republic of Suriname
linked to: Suriname
population approximately 37000 (around 2012)
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated
primaryEconomicActivity ecotourism
forestry
small-scale agriculture
small-scale gold mining
roadAccess limited
timeZone UTC−3

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Tapanahony River area locatedIn Sipaliwini District
Ndyuka people demographicsRegion Sipaliwini District
Ndyuka countrySubdivision Sipaliwini District
Suriname interior contains Sipaliwini District
Matawai Maroons region Sipaliwini District
Surinamese Interior War location Sipaliwini District
Gran Rio locatedIn Sipaliwini District
Kabalebo River locatedIn Sipaliwini District
Tapanahony River flowsThrough Sipaliwini District
Saramacca District borderedBy Sipaliwini District