Bakkie, Suriname


Bakkie is a resort and town in Suriname, located in the Commewijne District. Its population was 447 at the 2012 census. Around 1902, the coffee plantation Reynsdorp was bought by the government and parceled out in small allotments for immigrants who had served out their contracts. The resort lies along the Atlantic Ocean coastline. The resort of Bakkie can only be reached by boat.
The Museum of Bakkie, located in the village Reynsdorp has an impressive collection of old bottles, prints, maps, paintings and many utensils.
Other villages in the Bakkie resort are Alliance, Ephrata, and Kronenburg