Moengo
E619281
Moengo is a town in eastern Suriname known historically as a major bauxite mining center.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | resort (administrative subdivision) of Marowijne ⓘ |
| airfield | Moengo Airstrip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineReason | closure of bauxite mines ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic | multiethnic population ⓘ |
| distanceFromParamaribo | approximately 90 kilometers east ⓘ |
| economicHistory | company town for bauxite mining ⓘ |
| formerOperatorOfMines |
Alcoa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suralco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingCountryCapital | Paramaribo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtFestival | Moengo Festival of Visual Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtFestival | Moengo Music and Art Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution |
Moengo Art Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tembe Art Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationalFacility |
primary schools
ⓘ
secondary school ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Hindustani Surinamese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples ⓘ Javanese Surinamese NERFINISHED ⓘ Maroon communities ⓘ |
| hasHealthcareFacility | clinic ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
bauxite extraction
ⓘ
mining ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | affected by Surinamese Interior War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | major bauxite mining center ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aluminum industry
ⓘ
bauxite mining ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Dutch
ⓘ
Sranan Tongo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Marowijne District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | eastern Suriname ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Cottica River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | French Guiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearWaterBody | Cottica River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfCountry | Dutch ⓘ |
| partOf |
Marowijne District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Suriname NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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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