Bigi Poika

	Bigi Poika Bigi Poika is a resort ( ten Districts are divided into 62 resorts) located in the Para District Para is a district of northern Suriname. Para's capital city is Onverwacht, with other towns including Paranam, and Zanderij. Para has a population of 24,700 and an area of 5,393 km2. The district is the mining and forestry centre of Surin .... Its population at the 2012 census was 525. The population of the eponomymous main village was 267 people in 2022. In 1978–9, a British Social Anthropologist from the London School of Economics, Lesley Forrest, did her fieldwork in Bigi Poika. She lived for over a year with the Carib (Kalinya) Indians, within the family group of the headman (Kapitein), and studied their changing economic and social organisation, with particular reference to the complexity of female production. The population at that time was approximately 300. Lesley Forrest's study, based entirely on her own observations, was the basis of a PhD thesis submitted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Resorts Of Suriname The ten districts of Suriname are divided into 63 resorts (Dutch: ''ressorten''). Within the capital city of Paramaribo, a resort entails a neighbourhood; in other cases it is more akin to a municipality, consisting of a central place with a few settlements around it. The resorts in the Sipaliwini District are especially large, since the interior of Suriname is sparsely inhabited. The average resort is about and has almost 8,000 inhabitants. According to article 161 of the Constitution of Suriname, the highest political body of the resort is the Resort councils of Wanica . Elections for the resort council are held every five years and are usually at the same time as the Suriname general elections. Overview map List of resorts The resorts are listed below, according to district. Brokopondo District The Brokopondo District consists of the following resorts: Commewijne District The Commewijne District consists of the following resorts: Coronie District The Coronie Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Districts Of Suriname Suriname is divided into 10 districts ( nl, districten). Overview History The country was first divided up into subdivisions by the Netherlands, Dutch on October 8, 1834, when a Royal Decree declared that there were to be 8 divisions and 2 districts: Upper Suriname and Torarica Para Upper Commewijne Upper Cottica and Perica Lower Commewijne Lower Cottica Matapica Saramacca Coronie (district) Nickerie (district) 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. On October 28, 1966, the districts were redrawn again, into Nickerie Coronie Saramacca Brokopondo Para Suriname Paramaribo Commewijne Marowijne These divisions remained until 1980, when yet again, the borders of the districts were redrawn, however, with the following requir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Para District Para is a district of northern Suriname. Para's capital city is Onverwacht, with other towns including Paranam, and Zanderij. Para has a population of 24,700 and an area of 5,393 km2. The district is the mining and forestry centre of Suriname, with many large bauxite mining operations operating. The district is a mixture of forest and savannas. History The northern part of Para is one of the oldest cultivated areas of Suriname, and has been home to sugar and tobacco plantation since the 17th century which were mainly located along the Suriname River and the Para Creek. The southern part of the district contained wood plantations, and is still in use by logging companies. In 1968, the District was established, and named after the Para Creek. In 1983, the District was quadrupled in size. The district used to be accessible only by boat. The discovery of gold in Brokopondo and Sipaliwini lead to the construction of the Lawa Railway and growth of the villages next to the rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Resorts Of Suriname The ten districts of Suriname are divided into 63 resorts (Dutch: ''ressorten''). Within the capital city of Paramaribo, a resort entails a neighbourhood; in other cases it is more akin to a municipality, consisting of a central place with a few settlements around it. The resorts in the Sipaliwini District are especially large, since the interior of Suriname is sparsely inhabited. The average resort is about and has almost 8,000 inhabitants. According to article 161 of the Constitution of Suriname, the highest political body of the resort is the Resort councils of Wanica . Elections for the resort council are held every five years and are usually at the same time as the Suriname general elections. Overview map List of resorts The resorts are listed below, according to district. Brokopondo District The Brokopondo District consists of the following resorts: Commewijne District The Commewijne District consists of the following resorts: Coronie District The Coronie Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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