Sipaliwini River

1°50′42″N 55°59′15″W / 1.8450°N 55.9875°W / 1.8450; -55.9875 MouthCourantyne River2°20′38″N 56°52′18″W / 2.3439°N 56.8718°W / 2.3439; -56.8718Basin featuresProgressionCourantyne 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 Savanna 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.