Ovia Olo Explained

Official Name:Ovia Olo
Other Name:Ovillanhollo
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Suriname
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Suriname
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Suriname
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Marowijne District
Subdivision Type2:Resort
Subdivision Name2:Patamacca
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:c.300
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:5.5131°N -54.4083°W

Ovia Olo, also Ovillanhollo, is a village of Ndyuka Maroons in the Patamacca resort of the Marowijne District of Suriname.[2]

Electricity for the village is provided by diesel generators.[3] The village does not have a school.[2]

In 2011,[4] the Marowijne Art Park was opened on the East-West Link near Ovia Olo.[5] The Art Park consists of works of art made by international artists, and contributions from the children of Moengo, Ovia Olo and Ricanaumofo.[6]

In 2016, Zhong Heng Tai Investment was given permission to start a 40,000 hectares palm oil plantation[1] 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.[7] A smaller plantation had existed near the village between 1975 and 1980, but was destroyed during the Surinamese Interior War.[1]

References

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

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