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Marowijne District, Surinamei
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View of the Suriname bauxite mining area, ca. 1955.

Moengo Mine, Moengo, Marowijne District, Suriname
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View of the Suriname bauxite mining area, ca. 1969.

Moengo Mine, Moengo, Marowijne District, Suriname
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View of the Suriname bauxite mining area, ca. 1955.

Moengo Mine, Moengo, Marowijne District, Suriname
05844020017272040676520.jpg
View of the Suriname bauxite mining area, ca. 1969.

Moengo Mine, Moengo, Marowijne District, Suriname
02271930017272040664456.jpg
View of the Suriname bauxite mining area, ca. 1955.

Moengo Mine, Moengo, Marowijne District, Suriname
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View of the Suriname bauxite mining area, ca. 1969.

Moengo Mine, Moengo, Marowijne District, Suriname
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Moengo7,074 (2016)
Albina3,985 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
210556
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:210556:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Dutch:
Marowijne, Suriname
French:
Marowijne, Suriname
German:
Marowijne, Suriname
Italian:
distretto del Marowijne, Suriname
Russian:
Маровейне, Суринам
Simplified Chinese:
马罗韦讷区, 苏里南
Spanish:
Marowijne, Surinam
Arabic:
ضاحية مارويجيني, سورينام
Bengali:
মারোভিজনে জেলা, সুরিনাম
Cebuano:
Distrikt Marowijne, Surinam
Croatian:
Marowijne, Surinam
Danish:
Marowijne, Surinam
Esperanto:
Marowijne, Surinamo
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه مارووینه, سورینام
Finnish:
Marowijne, Suriname
Greek:
Μαρογουίτζνε, Σουρινάμ
Gujarati:
મારોવિંજે જિલ્લો, સુરીનામ
Hindi:
मारोविएने जिला, सूरीनाम
Indonesian:
Distrik Marowijne, Suriname
Japanese:
マロウェイネ, スリナム
Kannada:
ಮರೋವಿಜೆನ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಸುರಿನಾಮ್
Korean:
마로베이너 구, 수리남
Latvian:
Maroveines distrikts, Surinama
Lithuanian:
Maroveino apygarda, Surinamas
Malay:
Marowijne District, Suriname
Marathi:
मारोविंजे जिल्हा, सुरिनाम
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Marowijne Koān, Suriname
Northern Frisian:
Marowijne, Suurinam
Norwegian:
Marowijne, Surinam
Polish:
Marowijne, Surinam
Portuguese:
Marowijne, Suriname
Romanian:
Marowijne, Surinam
Sinhalese:
මරෝවිජ්නේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, සුරිනාම්
Sranan Tongo:
Pasuni fu Marowijne, Sranan
Swedish:
Marowijne, Surinam
Tamil:
மராவிஜனே மாவட்டம், சுரிநாம்
Telugu:
మారోవిజ్నె జిల్లా, సురినామ్
Thai:
เขตมาโรววิจนี, ซูรินาเม
Traditional Chinese:
馬羅韋訥區, 蘇里南
Turkish:
Marowjine District, Surinam
Ukrainian:
Маровейне, Суринам
Urdu:
مارووینہ ضلع, سرینام
Vietnamese:
Quận Marowijne, Suriname
Wu Chinese:
马罗韦讷区, 苏里南


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 Surinamese district of Sipaliwini to the south, and the Surinamese districts of Commewijne and Para to the west.

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ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2

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Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
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Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marowijne_District
Wikidata ID:Q1140897
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