{{about|the village|the mountains|Bakhuis Mountains}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Bakhuys |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Suriname |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_mapsize=300 |pushpin_map_caption = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Suriname}} |subdivision_type1 = District |subdivision_name1 = Sipaliwini District |subdivision_type2 = Resort |subdivision_name2 = Kabalebo |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = AST |utc_offset = -3 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|4.73|-56.768056|display=title,inline}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/31689|title=Raffinaderij Paranam ongeschikt voor Bakhuis-bauxiet |website=Star Nieuws|access-date=27 May 2020|language=nl}}</ref> In 1995, the refinery had received a $120 million upgrade and extension.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1995/10/26/suralco-investeert-120-miljoen-dollar-in-bauxietfabriek-7285754-a1108378|title=Suralco investeert 120 miljoen dollar in bauxietfabriek|date=26 October 1955|access-date=27 May 2020|language=nl|website=NRC Handelsblad}}</ref> The village and mountain range have been named after {{ill|Louis August Bakhuis|nl}} who led a 1901 expedition into the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collectie.tropenmuseum.nl/default.aspx?ccid=P539|title=L.A. (Louis August) Bakhuis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507152946/http://collectie.tropenmuseum.nl/default.aspx?ccid=P539 |access-date=27 May 2020|archive-date=2016-05-07 |language=nl}}</ref>
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.<ref name="planning">{{cite web |url=https://www.planningofficesuriname.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Beschrijving-Z_O-W-verbinding.pdf| title=Zuid Oost-West verbinding|access-date=27 May 2020|website=Planning Office Suriname|language=nl}}</ref> 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.<ref name="planning"/>
The Bakhuys Airstrip is located near the village.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airportguide.com/airport/info/SMBG|title=Bakhuys Airstrip Airport|website=Airport Guide|access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref>
==References== <references/>
{{Surinamese District Sipaliwini}}
Category:Populated places in Sipaliwini District
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