Bitagron
Witagron is a Kwinti village in Suriname on the Coppename River at the crossing of the Southern East-West Link from Paramaribo to Apoera in West-Suriname.[1]
Witagron | |
|---|---|
  Witagron Location in Suriname | |
| Coordinates: 5°10′N 56°06′W | |
| Country |  |
| District | Sipaliwini District |
| Resort (municipality) | Boven Coppename |
In the local language Witagron means 'Land of my forefathers'.[2]
In 1975-76 a Bailey bridge was built across the river to replace the pontoon ferry.
Bailey bridge over the Coppename river at Witagron
Notes
- Migge & Léglise 2013, p. 83.
- "Beschrijving Zuid Oost-West verbinding" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- "Zorggebied". Medische Zending.sr (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
References
- Migge, Bettina; Léglise, Isabelle (2013). Exploring Language in a Multilingual Context: Variation, Interaction and Ideology in Language Documentation. New York: Cambridge University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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