Patamacca

{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Patamacca | other_name = | native_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Resort | motto = | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_map = Marowijne Resorts Suriname Neutral.png | mapsize = | map_caption = Map showing the resorts of Marowijne District.{{legend|#ff80c0|Patamacca}} | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Suriname}} | subdivision_type1 = District | subdivision_name1 = Marowijne District | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1183 | area_land_km2 = | population_as_of = 2012 | population_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{Cite web|url=https://spangstaging.com/2019/abs/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/census8etn.pdf|title=Resorts in Suriname Census 2012|access-date=21 May 2020|archive-date=23 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223031229/https://spangstaging.com/2019/abs/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/census8etn.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> | population_note = | population_total = 427 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = AST | utc_offset = -3 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = | blank_info = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Patamacca''' is a resort in Suriname, located in the Marowijne District. Its population at the 2012 census was 427. Patamacca is a tribal area inhabited by Maroons<ref name="census"/>

In 1773, attempts were made to conquer the Patamacca territory by the Society of Suriname, but did not yield results, and the area was left in the hands of the Maroons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/GeschiedenisVanSuriname/GeschiedenisVanSuriname_djvu.txt|title=Geschiedenis Van Suriname|access-date=21 May 2020|language=nl|date=1861}}</ref>

The main economic activity in the Patamacca area was the palm oil industry,<ref name="radio">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecaribbeanradio.com/suriname-palm-oil-industry-may-rise-again-after-setbacks/|title=Suriname palm-oil industry may rise again after setbacks|website=The Caribbean Radio|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> During the 1960s<ref name="suriname_nu"/> {{ill|Bruynzeel Suriname Wood Company|nl|Bruynzeel Suriname Houtmaatschappij|lt=Bruynzeel}} started a large-scale wood plantation in the resort.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edepot.wur.nl/365746 |title=HUMAN INTERFERENCE IN THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST ECOSYSTEM|website=Anton de Kom University via Wageningen University|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> There is a large granite mine in the resort which is operated by Grassalco.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grassalco.com/about-us#company|title=Grassalco N.V. Ons bedrijf|access-date=21 May 2020|website=Grassalco|language=nl|archive-date=18 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518133250/https://grassalco.com/about-us#company|url-status=dead}}</ref> Even though Patamacca did not bear much destruction during the Surinamese Interior War, the civil war did result in refugees, and stopped much of the industry.<ref name="suriname_nu">{{cite web|url=http://www.andasuriname.com/175alg/marowijne02.html|title=Distrikt Marowijne 2|website=Suriname.nu|access-date=21 May 2020|language=nl|archive-date=11 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811121101/http://www.andasuriname.com/175alg/marowijne02.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2019, attempts have been made to restart the palm oil industry with Chinese aid.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dagbladdewest.com/2019/06/08/palmolie-of-ordinaire-houtroof/|title=PALMOLIE OF ORDINAIRE HOUTROOF? |website=Dagblad De West|date=8 June 2019 |access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref>

The village of Ovia Olo is located in the resort.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Plan Bureau| url=https://www.planningofficesuriname.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/STRUCTUUR-ANALYSE-IV.pdf|title=Planning Office Suriname - Districts 2009-2013|website=Planning Office Suriname|year=2014|language=nl|page=114}}</ref>

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Category:Populated places in Marowijne District Category:Ndyuka settlements Category:Resorts of Suriname