Coronie District
Template:Short description Template:Infobox settlement 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.
The district has a population of 3,391 and an area of 3,902 km2, making it the least-populated district of Suriname.<ref name="census"/>
History
The first plantations were established from 1808 onwards by English and Scottish colonists.<ref name="coronie1"/> Coronie became an independent district in 1851.<ref name="coronie1"/> The oldest plantation in the district is Burnside.<ref name="surinamenu1">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In September 1965, four sounding rockets of Apache type with a maximum altitude of 205 km were launched.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref name="planning">Template:Cite web</ref> The area from Clyde to Burnside has no electricity, or telephone.<ref name="planning"/>
Economy
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 rice plantations.<ref name="coronie1">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="surinamenu2">Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref name="surinamenu1"/>
Resorts
Coronie is divided into 3 resorts (ressorten):
Villages
Other villages in Coronie are:
Nature reserves
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 Template:Ill protected area which was established in 1987 and covers 27,200 hectares.<ref name="planning"/>
References
External links
- Coronie.eu (in Dutch)