Centrum, Brokopondo

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 Afobakaweg from Paranam to Afobaka,[2] or by boat via the Suriname River.[3]

Centrum
Resort
Brokopondo (1955)
Brokopondo (1955)
Map showing the resorts of Brokopondo District.
  Centrum
Coordinates: 5°4′N 54°58′W
Country Suriname
DistrictBrokopondo District
Area
 • Total314 km2 (121 sq mi)
Elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 (2012 census)[1]
 • Total4,482
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)
ClimateAf

Towns
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]

References
  1. "Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. "REGIONAAL PLAN BROKOPONDO" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. "Distrikt Brokopondo". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. "Plantages / P / Phedra". Suriname Plantages. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. "Oliepalmproductie zou geen prioriteit moeten zijn". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2020.


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