| Nieuw Nickerie | |
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| — Resort and City — | |
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Nieuw Nickerie
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Suriname |
| District | Nickerie |
| Population [1] | |
| • Estimate (2010) | 14,799 |
Nieuw Nickerie[2] (pronounced 'Niekérie') is the third largest city in Suriname with a population estimated at 14,799.[1] It is the capital city of the Nickerie district, and the terminus of the East-West Link.
Nieuw Nickerie 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.
| Climate data for Nieuw Nickerie | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (83) |
28 (83) |
28 (83) |
28 (83) |
29 (84) |
29 (85) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (85) |
28 (83) |
28.8 (83.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
26 (78) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (76) |
25 (77) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
26 (78) |
25 (77) |
25.1 (77.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 183 (7.2) |
109 (4.3) |
104 (4.1) |
173 (6.8) |
241 (9.5) |
295 (11.6) |
249 (9.8) |
160 (6.3) |
74 (2.9) |
58 (2.3) |
84 (3.3) |
168 (6.6) |
1,897 (74.7) |
| Source: Weatherbase [3] | |||||||||||||