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Commewijne is a district of Suriname , located on the right bank of the Suriname River . Commewijne's Capital City is Nieuw Amsterdam , other towns including Allianc . The district has a Population of 25,200 and an Area of 2,353 km². One of the most populated of Suriname's districts, Commewijne relies primarily on Agriculture for its income, with Plantation s dating back to the first Dutch colonisation of the area in the 1600s . 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 . Resorts # Alkmaar # Bakkie # Margaretha # Meerzorg # Nieuw Amsterdam # Tamanredjo |