Boven Coppename is a resort in Suriname, located in the Sipaliwini District. Its population at the 2012 census was 539.[1] The resort is mainly inhabited by indigenous people[2] of the Tiriyó, and Maroons of the Kwinti tribe.[3] The main village is Bitagron. Other villages include Corneliskondre and Donderskamp.
Boven Coppename | |
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 Van Stockumberg viewed from Mt. Voltzberg | |
 Map showing the resorts of Sipaliwini District. Boven Coppename | |
| Country |  Suriname |
| District | Sipaliwini District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,839 km2 (6,115 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 539 |
| • Density | 0.034/km2 (0.088/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (AST) |
Nature edit
The area is covered with a high dry land forest and mist forests at high altitudes.[4] The resort is home to the Emma Range, a mountainous range located between the drainage basin of the Saramacca and the Coppename River.[5] The highest mountain in Suriname, Julianatop is located in Boven Coppename.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Planning Office Suriname - Districts" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Migge, Bettina; Léglise, Isabelle (2013). Exploring Language in a Multilingual Context: Variation, Interaction and Ideology in Language Documentation. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "De natuurwetenschappelijke expeditie naar de emmaketen in Suriname, juli-oktober 1959". Naturalis (in Dutch). 1959. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Militairen banen weg naar expeditie in Suriname". Haarlem's Dagblad via Delpher (in Dutch). 11 June 1959. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Surinaamse vlag wappert op de Juliana Top". Waterkant (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
4°32′17.14″N 56°15′19.77″W / 4.5380944°N 56.2554917°W
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