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Village in Marowijne District, Suriname
Ovia Olo Ovillanhollo
Village
Children in front of house ijn Ovia Olo (c. 1930)Children in front of house ijn Ovia Olo (c. 1930)
Ovia Olo is located in SurinameOvia OloOvia OloLocation in Suriname
Coordinates: 5°30′47″N 54°24′30″W / 5.513056°N 54.408333°W / 5.513056; -54.408333
Country Suriname
DistrictMarowijne District
ResortPatamacca
Population
 • Totalc.300

Ovia Olo, also Ovillanhollo, is a village of Ndyuka Maroons in the Patamacca resort of the Marowijne District of Suriname.

Electricity for the village is provided by diesel generators. The village does not have a school.

In 2011, the Marowijne Art Park was opened on the East-West Link near Ovia Olo. The Art Park consists of works of art made by international artists, and contributions from the children of Moengo, Ovia Olo and Ricanaumofo.

In 2016, Zhong Heng Tai Investment was given permission to start a 40,000 hectares palm oil plantation even though the village authorities had voted against the plan in 2005. The village was initially not opposed to the plan until the scale was revealed. A smaller plantation had existed near the village between 1975 and 1980, but was destroyed during the Surinamese Interior War.

References

  1. ^ "Surinaamse jungle wijkt voor oliepalmplantage". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ Plan Bureau (2014). "Planning Office Suriname - Districts 2009-2013" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). p. 114.
  3. "Dorp Ovia Olo zit al drie maanden in het donker". Dagblad De West (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. "Marowijne Art Park - Artists in Residence" (PDF). Mondriaan Foundation. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. "Ons-kent-ons-land". HP/De Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. "Nieuwe kunstwerken voor Marowijne Kunstpark". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. "Patamacca palm olie bedrijf start medio december 2016". Alles in SU (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 October 2020.

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Resorts and places in Marowijne District, Suriname
Albina
Galibi
Moengo
Moengotapoe
Patamacca
Wanhatti
Italic denotes the capital


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