Baikutu, Dutch: Baikoetoe, is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in Sarakreek resort in

Brokopondo District Brokopondo is a district of Suriname. Its capital city is Brokopondo; other towns include Brownsweg and Kwakoegron. The district has a population of 15,909, and an area of 7,364 square kilometres. History The Brokopondo district was established ...

Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...

. It is located on the

Upper Suriname River The Upper Suriname River is the upper reach of the Suriname River. Shortly behind the beginning to the Lower Suriname River, there is the Brokopondo Reservoir. From there, the access by road ends at the jetty of Atjoni, near Pokigron. The Suriname ...

, shortly before the

Brokopondo Reservoir The Brokopondo Reservoir, officially named Professor Doctor Ingenieur W. J. van Blommestein Meer, and also called the Brokopondostuwmeer, is a large reservoir in Suriname. It is named after the Surakarta-born Dutch hydrological engineer . With a ...

. Nearby towns and villages include Mofina (17.0 nm), Warnakomoponafaja (17.4 nm), La Valere (16.1 nm), Adawai (7.0 nm), Copaivagogo (8.2 nm), Wittikamba (4.2 nm) and Zoewatta (1.0 nm). The unpaved road to the

Avobakaweg There are several named highways in the country of Suriname. Avobakaweg The Avobakaweg is a paved 2-lane road connecting Paranam with Afobaka, the location of the Afobaka Dam. The road connects northwards to Paramaribo and the East-West Link. ...

has been renovated in 2009. Baikutu and neighbouring Banafow Kondre has a population of about 200 people.

References

Populated places in Brokopondo District {{Suriname-geo-stub