Johanna Maria Explained

Official Name:Johanna Maria
Settlement Type:Resort
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Suriname
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Coronie District
Area Total Km2:1586
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:648
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-3

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 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 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.

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]

External links

5.8501°N -56.4698°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Census Resorts Suriname. 11 May 2020. Spang Staging.
  2. Web site: Coronie Webportal - Johanna Maria. 25 May 2020. nl.
  3. Web site: Plantage Johanna Maria. Suriname Plantages. 25 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Structuur Analyse. Planning Office Suriname. 25 May 2020. nl.
  5. Web site: Een geschiedenis van de Surinaamse literatuur. Deel 4. 2002. 25 May 2020. nl. Digital Library for Dutch Literature.