Brokopondo

Brokopondo is the capital town of the Brokopondo District, Suriname. 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.

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Locality: Brokopondo
Region: Brokopondo
Country: Suriname
Population: 14,662
Timezone: America/Paramaribo

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Settlement.official_name: Brokopondo
Settlement.settlement_type: District capital
Settlement.image_skyline: Brokopondo.JPG
Settlement.pushpin_map: Suriname
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Suriname
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Suriname
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Brokopondo District
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Resort
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Centrum
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_total: est. 2,480
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone: SRT
Settlement.utc_offset: -03:00

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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. Demographically, the largest ethnic group of Brokopondo are the Maroons.

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