Commewijne is a district of Suriname

Suriname

Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...

, located on the right bank of the Suriname River

Suriname River

The Suriname River is 480 km long and flows through the country Suriname. Its sources are located in the Guiana Highlands on the border between the Wilhelmina Mountains and the Eilerts de Haan Mountains...

. Commewijne's capital city

Capital City

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 is Nieuw Amsterdam

Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname

Nieuw Amsterdam is the capital of the Commewijne District in Suriname. It is a small coastal town situated at the confluence of the Suriname River and Commewijne River, just across from Paramaribo, the country's capital. Its population at the 2004 census was 5,489, with around 1,200 people living...

. Alliance is another major town.

The district has a population

Population

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 of 25,200 and an area

Area

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 of 2,353 km².

One of the most populated of Suriname's districts, Commewijne relies primarily on agriculture

Agriculture

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 for its income, with plantation

Plantation

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s dating back to the first Dutch

Netherlands

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 colonisation of the area in the 17th century.

Along with numerous small colonial forts, Nieuw Amsterdam is the home of a large fortress built to protect the Commewijne area during the Second Anglo-Dutch War

Second Anglo-Dutch War

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.

Resorts

Commewijne is divided into 6 resorts (ressorten):

• Alkmaar
  Alkmaar, Suriname
  Alkmaar is a resort in Suriname, located in the Commewijne District. Its population at the 2004 census was 4,213.Named after the town of Alkmaar in the Dutch province of North Holland, Alkmaar has regional significance as a government post and a medical centre. The Moravian Church is an important...
  
  
• Bakkie
• Margaretha
  Margaretha
  Margaretha is a resort in Suriname, located in the Commewijne District. Its population at the 2004 census was 781. It is located along a peninsular....
  
  
• Meerzorg
  Meerzorg
  Meerzorg is a town in Suriname, located on the eastern bank of the Suriname River, directly opposite the capital Paramaribo. Its population at the 2004 census was 8,115. Since 2000 it has been connected to Paramaribo by the Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge, named after the former President Jules...
  
  
• Nieuw Amsterdam
  Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname
  Nieuw Amsterdam is the capital of the Commewijne District in Suriname. It is a small coastal town situated at the confluence of the Suriname River and Commewijne River, just across from Paramaribo, the country's capital. Its population at the 2004 census was 5,489, with around 1,200 people living...
  
  
• Tamanredjo
  Tamanredjo
  Tamanredjo is a resort and town in Suriname, located in the Commewijne District. Its population at the 2004 census was 5,510....
  
  

Towns

• Ephrata
  Ephrata, Suriname
  Ephrata is a town located within the Commewijne District of northern Suriname. The town is located east of Suriname's capital, Paramaribo, inland from the Atlantic coast....