- 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 (afterParamaribo andLelydorp ), 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 theAtlantic coast, opposite the mouth of the Corantijn river (Courantyne) and the Guyanese town ofCorriverton (Springlands), to which aferry service operates.The main industries are
banana s andrice . The town contains a market and several hotels, including the Hotel Ameerali, Hotel de President, Hotel Tropical, Hotel de Vesting and Residence Inn.References
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