Ovia Olo, also Ovillanhollo, is a village of Ndyuka Maroons in the

Patamacca 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 In 1773, attempts were made to conquer the Patamacca territory by the Society of S ...

resort of the

Marowijne District Marowijne is a district of Suriname, located on the north-east coast. Marowijne's capital city is Albina, with other towns including Moengo and Wanhatti. The district borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, the Suri ...

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

. Electricity for the village is provided by diesel generators. The village does not have a school. In 2011, the Marowijne Art Park was opened on the East-West Link near Ovia Olo. The Art Park consists of works of art made by international artists, and contributions from the children of

Moengo 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 Distr ...

, Ovia Olo and Ricanaumofo. In 2016, Zhong Heng Tai Investment was given permission to start a 40,000 hectares

palm oil Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp (reddish pulp) of the fruit of the oil palms. The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounted for about 33% of global oils produced from ...

plantation 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. A smaller plantation had existed near the village between 1975 and 1980, but was destroyed during the

Surinamese Interior War The Surinamese Interior War ( nl, Binnenlandse Oorlog) was a civil war waged in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname between 1986 and 1992. It was fought by the Tucayana Amazonas led by Thomas Sabajo and the Jungle Commando led by Ronnie Brunswij ...

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External links

Ovia Olo Facebook page
(in Dutch) Ndyuka settlements Populated places in Marowijne District {{Suriname-geo-stub