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Commewijne River (Sranan Tongo: Kawina-liba) is a river in northern Suriname.

Commewijne River
Commewijne River
Native name	Kawina-liba  (Sranan Tongo)
Location
Country	Suriname
District	Commewijne
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	4.9696°N 54.6962°W / 4.9696; -54.6962
Mouth	Suriname River
• coordinates	5.8934°N 55.0973°W / 5.8934; -55.0973
Basin features
Progression	Atlantic Ocean

It originates in the hills of the Commewijne District and flows northwards until it receives the meandering Cottica River from the right and then runs westward until it unites with the south–north running Suriname River at Nieuw Amsterdam. Here, after some 30 kilometres (19 mi) it enters the Atlantic Ocean. It has a river basin of 6,600 square kilometres (2,500 sq mi).

The Commewijne was important historically for navigation: ocean-going ships navigated the river huge barges with bauxite were transported from Moengo in the east to the confluence with the Surinam river and from there traveled southward via Paramaribo to the Paranam refinery and to Trinidad and the USA. Floats with tropical hardwood were also brought to Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname. Nowadays, the Moengo bauxite is depleted and the hardwood is mostly transported by trucks. The ocean-going ships were trading the river as late as 1986. There remains quite some boat trafficking with local residents and tourists.

The Commewijne River was known in the 16th and 17th centuries as "Camaiwini" and "Cammawini". Today's name "Commewijne" is probably derived from Arawak words "kama" (tapir) and "wini" (water/river).

References

• Bruijning, Conrad Friederich Albert; Jan Voorhoeve (1977). Encyclopedie van Suriname. Amsterdam: Elsevier. ISBN 90-10-01842-3.

На других языках

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[de] Commewijne (Fluss)

Der Commewijne (Sranantongo: Kawina-liba; liba = „Fluss, Strom“) ist ein Fluss im Norden von Suriname, im Distrikt Commewijne. Er entspringt in den Hügeln des Distrikts Commewijne mit als wichtigste Quellflüsse den Ober-Commewijne, den Tempati- und Mapanekreek. Nordwärts fließend nimmt der Commewijne in der jüngeren Küstenebene erst den Cassewinica als linken Nebenfluss auf und wendet sich nördlich der ehemaligen Plantage Potribo allmählich nach Westen.

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- [en] Commewijne River

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[es] Río Commewijne

El río Commewijne, también conocido como Kawina-liba en sranan tongo, es un río en el distrito Commewijne en el norte de Surinam. El río tiene una cuenca de 6600 km² que contiene las colinas del distrito de Commewijne desde donde fluye hacia el norte, para finalmente desembocar en el océano Atlántico, junto con el río Surinam, cerca de Nieuw Amsterdam.

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[it] Commewijne

Commewijne (dal Sranan Tongo: Kawina-liba; liba = fiume) è un fiume del Suriname che scorre nel distretto omonimo.

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[ru] Коммевейне (река)

Коммевейне (нидерл. Commewijne; сранан-тонго Kawina-liba) — река в северной части Суринама. Её исток находится в одноимённом округе государства, с территории которого течёт на север, где справа в неё впадает извилистая Коттика[de], затем, поворачивая на запад, в районе Ньив-Амстердама вступает в бегущую с юга на север реку Суринам и, пройдя 30 км, входит в Атлантический океан. Площадь водосбора реки составляет 6600 км².

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