Moengo

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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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