Centrum, Brokopondo Explained

Official Name:Centrum
Settlement Type:Resort
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Suriname
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Brokopondo District
Area Total Km2:314
Population As Of:2012 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:4,482
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:AST
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Coordinates:5.0667°N -112°W
Elevation M:72
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Centrum is a resort in Suriname, located in the Brokopondo District. Its population at the 2012 census was 4,482.[1] Centrum can be reached by car via the Avobakaweg from Paranam to Afobaka, or by boat via the Suriname River.

Towns

See main article: Brokopondo. The main town in the Centrum resort is Brokopondo which is also the capital of the Brokopondo District. Afobaka is located in the resort. There are several other tiny villages which are still tribal: Asigron, Baling Soela, Boslanti, Compagniekreek, Drepada, and Tapoeripa.[2]

In 1960, an agriculture pilot project was started in Brokopondo and the village created for the project was named Brokobaka after Brokopondo and Afobaka.[3] The project lead to a palm oil plantation and factory in Victoria, Klaaskreek.[4] however the Surinamese Interior War and lethal yellowing resulted in the closure of the factory in 1996.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Resorts in Suriname Census 2012. 12 May 2020. 23 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211223031229/https://spangstaging.com/2019/abs/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/census8etn.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: REGIONAAL PLAN BROKOPONDO. Planning Office Suriname. 15 May 2020. nl.
  3. Web site: Distrikt Brokopondo. 15 May 2020. nl. Suriname.nu.
  4. Web site: Plantages / P / Phedra . Suriname Plantages. 15 May 2020.
  5. News: Oliepalmproductie zou geen prioriteit moeten zijn. Dagblad Suriname. 15 May 2020. nl.