Nieuw-Nickerie

Nieuw-Nickerie

infobox settlement
name=Nieuw-Nickerie
population_total=13000
settlement_type=City
subdivision_type=Country
subdivision_name=Suriname

Nieuw-Nickerie (pronounced 'Niekérie') is the third largest city in Suriname (after Paramaribo and Lelydorp), with a population of little over the 13.000 [ [http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&dat=32&geo=-199&srt=n2pn&col=ohq| World Gazetteer/ Suriname] ] , and it is located in Nickerie district. It lies on the mouth of the Nickerie river on the Atlantic coast, opposite the mouth of the Corantijn river (Courantyne) and the Guyanese town of Corriverton (Springlands), to which a ferry service operates.

The main industries are bananas and rice. The town contains a market and several hotels, including the Hotel Ameerali, Hotel de President, Hotel Tropical, Hotel de Vesting and Residence Inn.

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