Sipaliwini District
E607597
Sipaliwini District is the largest and southernmost district of Suriname, characterized by vast rainforest, sparse population, and significant Indigenous and Maroon communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sipaliwini District canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
district ⓘ |
| accessMode |
river transport
ⓘ
small aircraft ⓘ |
| area | approximately 130567 square kilometers ⓘ |
| areaRankInSuriname | 1 ⓘ |
| bordersCountry |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersDistrict |
Brokopondo District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marowijne District NERFINISHED ⓘ Para District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Apetina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apoera NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwamalasamutu NERFINISHED ⓘ Pelelu Tepu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMountain | Kasikasima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMountainRange | Tumuc-Humac Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea |
Central Suriname Nature Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sipaliwini Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsRiver |
Corantijn River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suriname River upper course NERFINISHED ⓘ Tapanahony River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Apetina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apoera NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwamalasamutu NERFINISHED ⓘ Pelelu Tepu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Amerindian peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maroons ⓘ |
| hasBorderDispute | Tigri Area with Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem | Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousCommunities | true ⓘ |
| hasLandscape | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasMaroonCommunities | true ⓘ |
| hasMultipleAdministrativeCenters | true ⓘ |
| isLargestDistrictOf | Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSouthernmostDistrictOf | Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Republic of Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 37000 (around 2012) ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
ecotourism
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ small-scale gold mining ⓘ |
| roadAccess | limited ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−3 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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