Current Date And Time In Commewijne District, Suriname
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
08:57:16 SRT
Capital: Nieuw Amsterdam
Currency: Surinamese Dollar (SRD)
Timezone: UTC -03:00 (SRT)
Population: 33,697
Area: 2,353.00 km²
State Code: CM
Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Commewijne District, Suriname. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Commewijne District.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Commewijne District observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Commewijne District, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Onafhankelijkheidsdag (Independence Day) on November 25) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Suriname's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Suriname's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Commewijne District and the rest of Suriname, not a separate Commewijne District-specific calendar.
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These are Suriname's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Suriname's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Suriname, including Commewijne District. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onafhankelijkheidsdag (Independence Day) | November 25 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | gov.sr |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Commewijne District close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Suriname are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Commewijne District doesn't simply disappear — Suriname's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Commewijne District's capital, Nieuw Amsterdam observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Commewijne District.