Commewijne (river)
Commewijne Kawina-liba |
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In the background you can see the only bridge built in 1980 over the Commewijne in Stolkertsijver. |
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location | Commewijne District , Suriname | |
River system | Suriname | |
Drain over | Suriname → Atlantic | |
muzzle | at Nieuw-Amsterdam in the mouth of the Suriname Coordinates: 5 ° 53 '45 " N , 55 ° 5' 57" W, 5 ° 53 '45 " N , 55 ° 5' 57" W
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Catchment area | 6600 km² | |
Right tributaries | Cottica |
The Commewijne ( Sranantongo : Kawina-liba ; liba = "river, stream") is a river in the north of Suriname , in the Commewijne district . It rises in the hills of the Commewijne district with the Ober-Commewijne, Tempati and Mapanekreek as the most important source rivers . Flowing northwards, the Commewijne in the younger coastal plain takes on the Cassewinica as a left tributary and gradually turns to the west north of the former Potribo plantation .
The only bridge built in 1980 over the Commewijne is in Stolkertsijver near Potribo. It is part of the east-west connection established around 1960 in Suriname. A ferry connection existed here until the bridge was completed.
After the Commewijne has also taken up the Commetewanekreek , it merges with the Cottica and connects to the Atlantic Ocean via the Warappa, Matapica and Tapoeripakanal through the Plantage Alliance . After the confluence of the Orleanakreek , it flows further west and finally reaches the Atlantic via the mouth of the Suriname .
The Commewijne has a catchment area of approx. 6,600 km².
Surname
The river was also known as Camaiwini and Cammawini in the 16th and 17th centuries . The names probably have their origin in the Arawak words: kama = " tapir " and wini = "water, river".
literature
- CFA Bruijning and J. Voorhoeve: Encyclopedie van Suriname , Elsevier , Amsterdam 1977, ISBN 90-10-01842-3 , pp. 124-125.