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Commewijne District

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district of Suriname

Key facts

Country
Suriname
Capital
Nieuw Amsterdam
Total
2,353 km (908 sq mi)
Density
13.35/km (34.58/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC-3

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Wikidata facts

Country
Suriname
Located in
Suriname
Continent
South America
Area
2353.0
Shares border with
Para District
Image
Overzicht van district Commewijne - Unknown - 20418727 - RCE.jpg
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twinned administrative body
Yogyakarta
Commons category
Commewijne District
topic's main category
Category:Commewijne District
language used
Surinamese Javanese
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Encyclopedic overview

Commewijne is a district of Suriname, located on the right bank of the Suriname River. Commewijne's capital city is Nieuw Amsterdam. Tamanredjo is another major town, while Meerzorg is the most populated.

The district has a population of 31,420 and an area of 2,353 km.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Commewijne District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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