Brokopondo is a capital town of the Brokopondo
District, Suriname. It is located on the left shore of the
Suriname river, just north of the Afobaka
dam. Brokopondo can be reached via the road from Paranam
to Afobaka.
Demographically, the largest ethnic
group of Brokoponde are the Maroons.
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In June 2009 United Caribbean
Trust took the Make Jesus Smile shoebox project into Brokoponda
to the Maroon children as part of the Suriname Child Sponsorship
Program.