Brokopondo

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Brokopondo
District capital
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Brokopondo
Location in Suriname
Coordinates: 5°4′N54°58′W / 5.067°N 54.967°W / 5.067; -54.967
Country Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname
District Brokopondo District
Resort Centrum
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total
est. 2,480
Time zone UTC-03:00 (SRT)

Brokopondo is the capital town of the Brokopondo District, Suriname. [2] It is located on the west shore of the Suriname river, just north of the Afobaka dam, 105 kilometers (65 miles) south-east of Suriname capital city of Paramaribo. Brokopondo can be reached via the Avobakaweg from Paranam to Afobaka. [1]

Nearby is a granite monument made by sculptor Jo Rens, displaying two men: one standing with a parrot and one sitting and writing. It is meant to symbolize the past and the future. There is also a large beach next to the Suriname river near the city centre. [3] Demographically, the largest ethnic group of Brokopondo are the Maroons. [4]

The Brokopondo Development Plan has designated the town of Brokopondo as one of the two major centres in the region - the other being Brownsweg - with a focus on tourism. [1] There is a large beach next to the Suriname river near the city centre called Anani Beach. [5] Additional developments will be a proper city centre, a bus station, a large hotel with at least 200 beds, and a centre for cultural studies. [1]

Brokopondo is home to a Medische Zending healthcare centre, [6] hotel, school, and police station. [3] In 2014, multi functional centre was opened. [7] On 10 January 2020, a waste incinerator was installed. [8]

A growing concern is the activity of gold prospectors who not only poison the rivers with mercury, but are digging away the edge of the town. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "REGIONAAL PLAN BROKOPONDO" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Distrikt Brokopondo 1". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Distrikt Brokonpondo 2". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "2012 Census Resorts Suriname" (PDF). Spang Staging. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Anani Strand". Trip Advisor (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Zorggebied". Medische Zending.sr (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Brokopondo is het zevende gedecentraliseerd district". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "Brokopondo Centrum voorzien van vuilverbrandingsoven". De Boodschap.today (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Goudwinning in Zuid Suriname vreet aan Brokopondo Centrum". Waterkant.net (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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