The first plantations were established from 1808 onwards by English and Scottish colonists.[2] Coronie became an independent district in 1851.[2] The oldest plantation in the district is Burnside.[3] Coronie was isolated and it was not until the 1940s, that a road was built linking Totness with Paramaribo, which is nowadays part of the East-West Link.[4]
Totness has been designated as a regional centre in the beginning of the 21st century, and is planned to be upgrade with a medium-sized hotel and a proper city centre.[7] The area from Clyde to Burnside has no electricity, or telephone.[7]
Economyedit
Coronie, as with most of Suriname, relies mostly upon agriculture for both its income and its food supply. The coastal environment made it a suitable are for coconut and riceplantations.[2] In the late 20th century, rice became a major agricultural crop. The rice fields are suited in the south and along the East-West Link.[8]
The flat and muddy coast with shallow waters prevented the construction of major harbors and large ships had to anchor miles off shores and transfer their passengers and cargo to little boats.[3]
Coronie is home to three protected areas. The Peruvia Nature Reserve which was established in 1986 and covers 31,000 hectares, the Bigi Pan nature reserve which was established in 1987 and covers 67,000 hectares, and the Noord Coronie [nl] protected area which was established in 1987 and covers 27,200 hectares.[7]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^ abc. Coronie.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^ ab"Distrikt Coronie 1". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^"Totness". Coronie.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
coronie, district, coronie, district, suriname, situated, coast, coronie, capital, city, totness, district, border, atlantic, ocean, north, surinamese, district, saramacca, east, surinamese, district, sipaliwini, south, surinamese, district, nickerie, west, di. Coronie is a district of Suriname situated on the coast Coronie s capital city is Totness The district border the Atlantic Ocean to the north the Surinamese district of Saramacca to the east the Surinamese district of Sipaliwini to the south and the Surinamese district of Nickerie to the west The district is served by the Totness Airstrip CoronieDistrictTranslation of the sign Coronie peaceful free and friendlyMap of Suriname showing Coronie districtCoordinates 5 46 N 56 17 W 5 767 N 56 283 W 5 767 56 283CountrySurinameEstablished1851CapitalTotnessArea Total3 902 km2 1 507 sq mi Population 2012 census 1 Total3 391 Density0 87 km2 2 3 sq mi Time zoneUTC 3 The district has a population of 3 391 and an area of 3 902 km2 making it the least populated district of Suriname 1 Contents 1 History 2 Economy 3 Resorts 4 Villages 5 Nature reserves 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe first plantations were established from 1808 onwards by English and Scottish colonists 2 Coronie became an independent district in 1851 2 The oldest plantation in the district is Burnside 3 Coronie was isolated and it was not until the 1940s that a road was built linking Totness with Paramaribo which is nowadays part of the East West Link 4 In September 1965 four sounding rockets of Apache type with a maximum altitude of 205 km were launched 5 The rockets were launched as part as an investigation into the workings of the jet stream The project was carried out by University of Utrecht and Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute NASA provided the rockets 6 Totness has been designated as a regional centre in the beginning of the 21st century and is planned to be upgrade with a medium sized hotel and a proper city centre 7 The area from Clyde to Burnside has no electricity or telephone 7 Economy editCoronie as with most of Suriname relies mostly upon agriculture for both its income and its food supply The coastal environment made it a suitable are for coconut and rice plantations 2 In the late 20th century rice became a major agricultural crop The rice fields are suited in the south and along the East West Link 8 The flat and muddy coast with shallow waters prevented the construction of major harbors and large ships had to anchor miles off shores and transfer their passengers and cargo to little boats 3 Resorts edit nbsp Resorts of Coronie Coronie is divided into 3 resorts ressorten Johanna Maria Totness WelgelegenVillages editOther villages in Coronie are Friendship Jenny Mary s HopeNature reserves editCoronie is home to three protected areas The Peruvia Nature Reserve which was established in 1986 and covers 31 000 hectares the Bigi Pan nature reserve which was established in 1987 and covers 67 000 hectares and the Noord Coronie nl protected area which was established in 1987 and covers 27 200 hectares 7 References edit a b Resorts in Suriname Census 2012 PDF Retrieved 26 May 2020 a b c Coronie Geschiedenis Coronie nl in Dutch Archived from the original on 19 January 2020 Retrieved 26 May 2020 a b Distrikt Coronie 1 Suriname nu in Dutch Retrieved 26 May 2020 Totness Coronie nl in Dutch Retrieved 8 May 2020 Astronautix com Raketlanceringen in Coronie 1965 Coronie eu in Dutch Retrieved 26 May 2020 a b c STRUCTUUR ANALYSE DISTRICTEN 2009 2013 PDF Planning Office Suriname in Dutch Retrieved 26 May 2020 Distrikt Coronie 2 Suriname nu in Dutch Retrieved 25 May 2020 External links editCoronie eu in Dutch nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coronie District 5 45 49 N 56 16 40 W 5 76361 N 56 27778 W 5 76361 56 27778 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coronie District amp oldid 1213608570, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
