Tammenga

Tammenga
Resort
Farm of the Tammenga family (~1895)
Map showing the resorts of Paramaribo District.   Tammenga
Country	Suriname
District	Paramaribo District
Area
• Total	6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population  (2012) [1]
• Total	15,819
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (AST)

Main article: Paramaribo

Tammenga is a resort in Suriname, located in the Paramaribo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 15,819. ^[1] The resort has been named after Henderijkes Tammenga (1815-1864), who after his first plantation did not succeed, started farming in a swampy area near Paramaribo in 1852. ^[2] Most of the area was sold to East Indian indentured workers in the late 19th century. ^[3]

Notable people

• Bernardo Ashetu (1929-1982), writer. ^[4]

References

1. "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
2. "Tammenga". Boeroes (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
3. "Paramaribo West". Vakantie Arena (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
4. "Dat ik zong,Bernardo Ashetu". Literair Nederland (in Dutch). 22 October 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

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