Moengo

E619281

Moengo is a town in eastern Suriname known historically as a major bauxite mining center.

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Moengo canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
administrativeRole resort (administrative subdivision) of Marowijne ⓘ
airfield Moengo Airstrip ⓘ
climate tropical rainforest climate ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Suriname ⓘ
declineReason closure of bauxite mines ⓘ
demographicCharacteristic multiethnic population ⓘ
distanceFromParamaribo approximately 90 kilometers east ⓘ
economicHistory company town for bauxite mining ⓘ
formerOperatorOfMines Alcoa ⓘ
Suralco ⓘ
governingCountryCapital Paramaribo ⓘ
hasArtFestival Moengo Festival of Visual Arts ⓘ
hasArtFestival Moengo Music and Art Festival ⓘ
hasCulturalInstitution Moengo Art Park ⓘ
Tembe Art Studio ⓘ
hasEducationalFacility primary schools ⓘ
secondary school ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Hindustani Surinamese ⓘ
Indigenous peoples ⓘ
Javanese Surinamese ⓘ
Maroon communities ⓘ
hasHealthcareFacility clinic ⓘ
hasIndustry bauxite extraction ⓘ
mining ⓘ
hasReligion Christianity ⓘ
historicalEvent affected by Surinamese Interior War ⓘ
historicalRole major bauxite mining center ⓘ
knownFor aluminum industry ⓘ
bauxite mining ⓘ
languageSpoken Dutch ⓘ
Sranan Tongo ⓘ
locatedIn Marowijne District ⓘ
locatedInRegion eastern Suriname ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Cottica River ⓘ
nearBorderWith French Guiana ⓘ
nearWaterBody Cottica River ⓘ
officialLanguageOfCountry Dutch ⓘ
partOf Marowijne District ⓘ
Republic of Suriname ⓘ
linked to: Suriname
postMiningDevelopment focus on arts and culture ⓘ
primaryEconomicPhase bauxite boom in 20th century ⓘ
timeZone UTC−03:00 ⓘ
transportConnection connected by road to Paramaribo ⓘ
served by Moengo Airstrip ⓘ
urbanType company town (historically) ⓘ

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