[2] It is located on the west shore of the Suriname river, just north of the Afobaka dam, 105 kilometers (65 miles) south-east of Suriname capital city of Paramaribo.

[1] Nearby is a granite monument made by sculptor Jo Rens, displaying two men: one standing with a parrot and one sitting and writing.

There is also a large beach next to the Suriname river near the city centre.

[1] Brokopondo is home to a Medische Zending healthcare centre,[6] hotel, school, and police station.

[8] A growing concern is the activity of gold prospectors who not only poison the rivers with mercury, but are digging away the edge of the town.