Johanna Maria

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Johanna Maria
Resort
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Houses in Burnside
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Map showing the resorts of Coronie District.
  Johanna Maria
CountryFlag of Suriname.svg Suriname
District Coronie District
Area
 • Total
1,586 km2 (612 sq mi)
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total
648
 • Density0.409/km2 (1.06/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-3 (AST)

Johanna Maria is a town and resort in Suriname, located in the Coronie District. Its population at the 2012 census was 648. [1] The town is named after the cotton plantation Johanna Maria founded in 1801 [2] which was owned by Johanna Maria Christina van Onna from 1863 onwards. [3] The coast line is subject to flooding and erosion caused by the degradation of the mangrove forests. Plans have been drawn up to construct a 12 kilometre long dike near the coast. [4]

Johanna Maria has a school, and clinic, but the area from Clyde to Burnside has no electricity, or telephone. [4] In 1970 the Krioro Masanga was built in Johanna Maria, a multi purpose information and recreation building with a theatre and a library. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "2012 Census Resorts Suriname" (PDF). Spang Staging. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Coronie Webportal - Johanna Maria" (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Plantage Johanna Maria". Suriname Plantages. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Structuur Analyse" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Een geschiedenis van de Surinaamse literatuur. Deel 4". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

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