Bakhuys

This article is about the village. For the mountains, see Bakhuis Mountains.
Bakhuys
Village
Bakhuys is located in Suriname
Bakhuys
Bakhuys
Coordinates: 4°43′48″N 56°46′05″W / 4.73°N 56.768056°W / 4.73; -56.768056
Country Suriname
DistrictSipaliwini District
ResortKabalebo
Time zoneUTC-3 (AST)

Bakhuys (also: Bakhuis) is a village in the Kabalebo resort of the Sipaliwini District in Suriname. The village is located near the Bakhuis Mountains. Bakhuis is mainly known for its large bauxite mine which is exploited by Suralco.[1] In 1995, the refinery had received a $120 million upgrade and extension.[2] The village and mountain range have been named after Louis August Bakhuis [nl] who led a 1901 expedition into the area.[3]

Bakhuys was part of the West Suriname Plan of the 1970s which was a large scale development plan for the Western part of Suriname and included a railway line from Bakhuys to Apoera.[4] A scaled-down version was resurrected in the 1990s, but also failed to take-off. An unpaved road from Bakhuys to the Southern East-West Link was constructed.[4]

The Bakhuys Airstrip is located near the village.[5]

  1. ^ "Raffinaderij Paranam ongeschikt voor Bakhuis-bauxiet". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Suralco investeert 120 miljoen dollar in bauxietfabriek". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). 26 October 1955. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. ^ "L.A. (Louis August) Bakhuis" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2016-05-07. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Zuid Oost-West verbinding" (PDF). Planning Office Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Bakhuys Airstrip Airport". Airport Guide. Retrieved 27 May 2020.