Official Name: | Kampong Baroe |
Settlement Type: | Resort |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Suriname |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Saramacca District |
Area Total Km2: | 684 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2,248 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | AST |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Elevation M: | 12 |
Kampong Baroe (Javanese: ꦏꦩ꧀ꦥꦸꦁꦧꦫꦸ; Standard Malay: Kampung Baru) is a resort in Suriname, located in the Saramacca District. Its population at the 2012 census was 2,248, the majority being Javanese, and East Indian.[1] The main agricultural crop is peanuts. Kampong Baroe also contains cattle, pig, and chicken farms.[2] "Kampong Baroe" in Malay language literally means "New Village" (Kampong: Village and Baru/Baroe: New).
Kampong Baroe has a clinic,[3] and a school.[2] On 23 March 2020, construction of a multi functional centre started.[4]
Other villages located in the resort are Boston, Uitkijk, Dam Parra, Totikamp, and Maho.