Commewijne

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Commewijne (disambiguation) .

Commewijne district
Location of Commewijne district in Suriname
Data
Capital	Nieuw-Amsterdam
population	31,420 ( 2012 Census )
surface	2,353 km²
Population density	13.4 inhabitants / km²
structure	6 departments
Rivers	Commewijne Cottica
ISO 3166-2	SR-CM
Commewijne departments

Commewijne is a district in Suriname . The district is bordered by Suriname to the west, by the Marowijne district to the east and by the Para district to the south .

The main branch of the economy is agriculture, which has been practiced in the area since the beginning of Dutch colonization in the 17th century (in the form of plantation farming).

Some remains of smaller forts in Commewijne still come from the colonial era . The most important of these is located in the main town of the Nieuw-Amsterdam district and has been turned into an open-air museum.

The Commewijne district is represented by four members of parliament ( De Nationale Assemblée ).

Administrative division

The Commewijne district is in turn divided into the following six departments (decentralized):

• Alkmaar
• Bakkie
• Johan & Margaretha
• Meerzorg
• Nieuw-Amsterdam
• Tamanredjo

Web links

Commons : Commewijne District  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Decentralization in Suriname , including financing plans for projects in the districts (Dutch)

Coordinates: 5 ° 52 ′  N , 54 ° 55 ′  W