Tammenga is a
resort
A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that aims to provide most of a vacationer's needs. This includes food, drink, swimming, accommodation, sports, entertainment and shopping, on the premises. A hotel ...
in
Suriname
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...
, located in the
Paramaribo District
Paramaribo is a district of Suriname, coextensive with the capital city of Paramaribo.
Paramaribo district has a population of 240,924, almost half the population of the entire country, and an area of 182 km2.
The area was first colon ...
. Its population at the 2012 census was 15,819.
The resort has been named after Henderijkes Tammenga (1815-1864), who after his first plantation did not succeed, started farming in a
swamp
A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in ...
y area near Paramaribo in 1852. Most of the area was sold to
East Indian indentured workers in the late 19th century.
Notable people
*
Bernardo Ashetu (1929-1982), writer.
References
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Resorts of Suriname
Populated places in Paramaribo District