Sipaliwini River

Sipaliwini River
Sipaliwini River (1907)
Map of the Sipaliwini River (1930)
Location
Country	Suriname
Physical characteristics
Source	Tumuk Humak Mountains
• location	1°50′42″N 55°59′15″W / 1.8450°N 55.9875°W / 1.8450; -55.9875
Mouth	Courantyne River
• location	2°20′38″N 56°52′18″W / 2.3439°N 56.8718°W / 2.3439; -56.8718Coordinates: 2°20′38″N 56°52′18″W / 2.3439°N 56.8718°W / 2.3439; -56.8718
Basin features
Progression	Courantyne River→Atlantic Ocean

Sipaliwini River is a river of Suriname, the main source of the Courantyne River. It gives its name to the village of Sipaliwini and to the Sipaliwini District. It flows through the village of Kwamalasamutu. The name translates to thornback ray (sipari) river in the local Maroon dialect.

See also[]

• List of rivers of Suriname

References[]

• Rand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993.