Kampong Baroe ( Javanese: ꦏꦩ꧀ꦥꦸꦁꦧꦫꦸ;

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: ''Kampung Baru'') is a

resort A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, swimming, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping, on the premises. The term ''resort ...

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, located in the

Saramacca District Saramacca is a district of Suriname, in the north. Saramacca's capital city is Groningen, with other towns and cities including Batavia, Kampong Baroe, Uitkijk, Maho and Boskamp. Saramacca has a population of 17,480 and an area of 3,636 km2 ...

. Its population at the 2012 census was 2,248, the majority being Javanese, and East Indian. The main agricultural crop is

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s. Kampong Baroe also contains cattle, pig, and chicken farms. "Kampong Baroe" in

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language literally means "New Village" (

Kampong A kampong (''kampung'' in Malay and Indonesian) is the term for a village in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and a "port" in Cambodia. The term applies to traditional villages, especially of the indigenous people, and has also been used ...

: Village and ''Baru/Baroe'': New). Kampong Baroe has a clinic, and a school. On 23 March 2020, construction of a multi functional centre started. Other villages located in the resort are

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Uitkijk Uitkijk is a village in the resort of Kampong Baroe in the Saramacca District of Suriname. The village is located on the Saramacca River. History The village started as a wood plantation, In 1778, a military outpost was established at Uitkijk, be ...

, Dam Parra, Totikamp, and Maho.

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