Maroni
The Maroni or Marowijne is a river in South America that forms the border between French Guiana and Suriname.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in South America, forming the border between Suriname and French Guiana
- Also known as: “De Marowijne”, “Fleuve Maroni”, “Maroni Creek”, “Maroni River”, “Marowijne river”, “Marowijne River”, “Marowijne Rivier”, “Marowijne-Rivière”, “Marowyne”, “Rivier Maroni”, and “Rivière Maroni”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galibi and Awala-Yalimapo.
Galibi
Hamlet
Galibi is a resort in Suriname, located in the Marowijne District. Its population at the 2012 census was 741. Galibi is a tribal area inhabited by an indigenous population of Kalina Amerindians. Galibi is situated 2½ km west of Maroni.
Awala-Yalimapo
Village
Photo: Psu973, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Awala-Yalimapo is a commune on the north coast of French Guiana, close to the border with Suriname. The seat of the commune is the settlement of Awala where the town hall is located. Awala-Yalimapo is situated 6 km east of Maroni.
Maroni
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Marowijne District, Suriname, South America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Maroni” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر ماروني”
- Asturian: “Ríu Maroni”
- Azerbaijani: “Maroni”
- Basque: “Maroni ibaia”
- Belarusian: “Мароні”
- Belarusian: “Рака Мароні”
- Bengali: “মারোনি”
- Breton: “Maroni”
- Bulgarian: “Марони (река, Южна Америка)”
- Bulgarian: “Марони”
- Catalan: “Maroni”
- Cebuano: “Maroni Creek”
- Cebuano: “Maroni River”
- Chinese: “馬羅尼河”
- Chinese: “马罗尼河”
- Croatian: “Maroni”
- Czech: “Maroni”
- Dutch: “Maroni”
- Dutch: “Marowijne (rivier)”
- Dutch: “Marowijne”
- Dutch: “Marowini”
- Finnish: “Maroni”
- French: “fleuve Maroni”
- French: “Le Maroni Fleuve”
- French: “Maroni”
- Georgian: “მარონი”
- German: “Maroni”
- German: “Marowijne”
- Hebrew: “מארוני”
- Irish: “Maroni”
- Italian: “Maroni”
- Italian: “Marowijne”
- Japanese: “マロニ川”
- Latvian: “Maroni”
- Lithuanian: “Maroni”
- Lithuanian: “Maroveinas”
- Macedo-Romanian: “Arãulu Maroni”
- Northern Frisian: “Maroni”
- Northern Frisian: “Marowijne”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Maroni”
- Polish: “Maroni”
- Portuguese: “Rio Maroni”
- Romanian: “Maroni”
- Russian: “Марони (река)”
- Russian: “Марони”
- Russian: “Рио-Марони”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Maroni (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Maroni”
- Slovenian: “Maroni”
- Spanish: “Maroni”
- Spanish: “Marowijne”
- Spanish: “rio Maroni”
- Spanish: “río Maroni”
- Spanish: “Río Maroni”
- Spanish: “rio Marowijne”
- Spanish: “río Marowijne”
- Sranan Tongo: “Marwina-Liba”
- Swedish: “Maroni Creek”
- Turkish: “Maroni (nehir)”
- Turkish: “Maroni”
- Ukrainian: “Мароні”
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