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The Pikin Rio (translation: Little River) is a river that originates in the Surinamese interior, in the Sipaliwini District.
Pikin Rio | |
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![]() Gran Rio (left) and Pikin Rio (right) | |
Etymology | Little River |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Franssen Herderschee Peek |
• coordinates | 3°25′38″N 55°58′4″W |
Mouth | Upper Suriname River |
• coordinates | 4°0′49″N 55°28′36″W |
Basin features | |
Progression | Suriname River → Atlantic Ocean Sipaliwini District |
Waterfalls | Kumbaval |
The river originates at the Franssen Herderschee Peek and is fed from the Pineapple Mountain (Ananasberg). The main rapids is the Kumbaval (Kumbasula).[1] The villages there are home to Saramaca Maroons. Asidonhopo that is located at the Pikin Rio is the residence of the granman of the Saramaca.[2]
The Pikin Rio joins the Gran Rio at Tapawatrasula near the village of Djumu, where it continues as the Upper Suriname River.[3]
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