Nickerie is a Suriname district.
Nickerie is situated on the north-west coast.
The latitude of Suriname is 5° 57' ON and the longitude is 56° 58' 60W.
The
Capital of Nickerie is Nieuw-Nickerie. Nieuw-Nickerie is the second biggest city of Suriname. The other important towns are Washoda and Wageningen.
Nickerie surrounds Coronie in the east, Guyana in the west, Atlantic sea in the north and Sipaliwini in the south.
The
Population of Nickerie is 41,080. The important crops grown in
Nickerie are rice and bananas.
Nickerie is divided into five resorts. The
Resorts in Nickerie are Wageningen, Groot Henar, Oostelijke Polders, Westlelijke Polders, Nieuw Nickerie Resort.
During the year 1941 the population in
Nickerie was 15,650, during 1952 the
Nickerie population was 19,280, during 1971 the population was 35,000 and during 1980 the population was 34,480.
If you ever visit
Nickerie you would get both cheap and expensive hotels. Some of the
Hotels of Nickerie are-
- Hotel Dorien
- Hotel Ameerali
- Hotel Diamond
- Hotel De Vesting
Hotel Ameerali is situated in Maynardstraat. The contact number of this hotel is (+597) 231212. Hotel Dorien is situated in Voorland. The contact number of this hotel is (+597) 231352. Hotel De Vesting is situated in Balatastraat. The contact number of this hotel is (+597) 231265. Hotel Diamond is situated in Balatastraat. The contact number of this hotel is (+597) 231762.
In the year 1985
Nickerie got included among Suriname Districts when reorganization of Suriname was done.
