Moengo

Also known as Moenggo, Moengo, Suriname

Moengo () is a town in Suriname, located in the Marowijne district, between Paramaribo and the border town Albina on the Cottica River. Moengo is also a resort (municipality) in the district of Marowijne. Moengo was the capital of Marowijne District between 1932 and 1945. The current capital is Albina.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Moengo
Settlement.settlement_type: Resort
Settlement.image_skyline: Tropenmuseum Royal Tropical Institute Objectnumber 60006898 Bauxietfabriek van Moengo.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Bauxite factory
Settlement.image_map: Marowijne Resorts Suriname Neutral.png
Settlement.map_caption: Resorts of Marowijne District.
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Marowijne District
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1117
Settlement.population_as_of: 2012
Settlement.population_total: 10,834
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: AST
Settlement.utc_offset: -3
Settlement.elevation_m: 25

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Wikidata facts

Population: 10834
Area: 1117
Elevation: 25
Official website: www.moengo.com
Image: Stafdorp Moengo 2017, 01.png

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==History== Moengo started as a Maroon village on top of a hill overlooking the Cottica River. The settlement was later abandoned due to the difficulty of building houses on the bauxite rich ground. In 1916, Alcoa founded the first bauxite mine in Suriname, and this marks the beginning of the current town. Moengo was designed in 1919 to house 4,000 people. It would become a major centre for the mining and storage of bauxite.