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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Affobakka”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Afobaka Airstrip.
Afobaka Airstrip
Aerodrome
Afobaka Airstrip is an airstrip near Afobaka, a village in the Brokopondo District of Suriname. The airstrip is primarily used for emergency evacuation and gold shipment.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brokopondo.
Brokopondo
Town
Photo: Mark Ahsmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brokopondo is the capital town of the Brokopondo District, Suriname. It is located on the west shore of the Suriname river, just north of the Afobaka dam, 105 kilometers south-east of Suriname capital city of Paramaribo. Brokopondo is situated 7 km north of Afobaka.
Afobaka
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Brokopondo District, Suriname, South America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Afobaka” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
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