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Ovia Olo
Village in Marowijne District, Suriname / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ovia Olo, also Ovillanhollo, is a village of Ndyuka Maroons in the Patamacca resort of the Marowijne District of Suriname.[2]
Ovia Olo
Ovillanhollo | |
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Village | |
![]() Children in front of house ijn Ovia Olo (c. 1930) | |
Coordinates: 5.513056°N 54.408333°W / 5.513056; -54.408333 | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Marowijne District |
Resort | Patamacca |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | c.300 |
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]