Centrum is a resort in Suriname, located in the

Brokopondo District Brokopondo is a district of Suriname. Its capital city is Brokopondo; other towns include Brownsweg and Kwakoegron. The district has a population of 15,909, and an area of 7,364 square kilometres. History The Brokopondo district was establi ...

. Its population at the 2012 census was 4,482. Centrum can be reached by car via the

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from

Paranam Paranam is a town in the Para District, Suriname. Paranam was created in 1938 for a bauxite factory. In 1965, an aluminium smelter was added. The factories closed down in 2017. History There used to be a little hamlet called ''Klein Curaçao'' at ...

Afobaka Afobaka is a village in the Brokopondo District of Suriname. Between 1960 and 1964, the 1913 meter-long Afobaka Dam was built on the Suriname River, creating the Brokopondo Reservoir. The Afobaka Airstrip is nearby. Healthcare Afobaka is home ...

, or by boat via the Suriname River.

Towns

The main town in the Centrum resort is Brokopondo which is also the capital of the Brokopondo District.

is located in the resort. There are several other tiny villages which are still

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: Asigron, Baling Soela, Boslanti, Compagniekreek, Drepada, and Tapoeripa. In 1960, an agriculture pilot project was started in Brokopondo and the village created for the project was named Brokobaka after Brokopondo and Afobaka. The project lead to a palm oil plantation and factory in Victoria,

Klaaskreek Klaaskreek is a resort in Suriname, located in the Brokopondo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 2,124. Located northeast of Brokopondo, the main town is Reinsdorp. In 2007, a technical training centre in biological agriculture was ...

. however the Surinamese Interior War and

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resulted in the closure of the factory in 1996.

References

Resorts of Suriname Populated places in Brokopondo District {{Suriname-geo-stub