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Nickerie may refer to one of the following locations in Suriname:

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Nickerie District District of Suriname

Nickerie is a district of Suriname, on the north-west coast. Nickerie's capital city is Nieuw-Nickerie, the second largest city in the country. Other towns include Washabo and Wageningen. The district borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the Surinamese district of Coronie to the east, the Surinamese district of Sipaliwini to the south and Guyana to the west.

Nieuw Nickerie Resort and City in Nickerie, Suriname

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Wageningen, Suriname Place in Nickerie District, Suriname

Wageningen is a community resort and an agricultural place in the Republic of Suriname and located in the coastal area of West Suriname in the Nickerie District, at the harbour of the Nickerie river across the right estuary of the Maratakka river. Wageningen is well known as the rice centre of Suriname and is located on the world map as 5° 46' NB, 56° 41' WL. Wageningen has the presence of large piece of fertile land, desired climate with enough rainfall and the absence of natural disasters.

Nickerie River river in Suriname

The Nickerie is a river in the northwestern part of Suriname.

Resorts of Suriname Wikimedia list article

The ten districts of Suriname are divided into 62 resorts. Within the capital city of Paramaribo, a resort entails a neighbourhood, in other cases it is more akin to a municipality, consisting of a central place with a few settlements around it. The resorts in the Sipaliwini District are especially large, since the inlands of Suriname are sparsely inhabited.

Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport airport

Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport, also known as Nieuw Nickerie Airport, is near Nieuw Nickerie, the capital city of the Nickerie district in Suriname. This is one of the oldest airports in Suriname, in use since 1953, when the Piper Cub (PZ-NAC) of Kappel-van Eyck named "Colibri" landed there from Zorg en Hoop Airport.

Groot Henar Resort in Nickerie District, Suriname

Groot Henar is a resort in Suriname, located in the Nickerie District. Its population at the 2012 census was 2,709.

Oostelijke Polders Resort in Nickerie District, Suriname

Oostelijke Polders is a resort in Suriname located in the Nickerie District. Its population at the 2012 census was 7,153.

Westelijke Polders Resort in Nickerie District, Suriname

Westelijke Polders is a resort in Suriname, located in the Nickerie District. Its population at the 2012 census was 8,616.

Kabalebo Resort in Sipaliwini District, Suriname

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Manchester, Suriname Place in Nickerie, Suriname

Manchester is a settlement in the Nickerie District of northern Suriname, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the district capital, Nieuw Nickerie. The settlement is in a very low-lying area, only 0.9 metres (3 ft) above sea level.

Glasgow, Suriname Place in Nickerie, Suriname

Glasgow is a settlement in the Nickerie District of northern Suriname, about eight kilometres (5.0 mi) from the district capital, Nieuw Nickerie.

Nieuw Rotterdam was the capital of the Nickerie District in Suriname, built on the right bank of the Nickerie River. Around 1875, this town got flooded by the sea. In 1879, on the left bank of the Nickerie River, the current capital Nieuw Nickerie was built, and Nieuw Rotterdam was lifted on 8 August to commemorate a century later in 1979.

S.V. Santos association football club from Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname

Sport Vereniging Santos is an association football club from Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname. The club currently compete in the SVB Eerste Klasse, the 2nd tier of football in Suriname, having won the Lidbonden tournament in 2015.


PSV Nickerie is a Surinamese football club from Nieuw Nickerie, currently playing in the district league of the Nickerie Voetbal Bond. The team play their home games at the Nickerie Voetbal Stadion to a capacity of 3,400 people.

Sport Vereniging Prakash is a Surinamese football club based in Nieuw Nickerie. The club presently competes in the 1e Klasse of the Nickerie Voetbal Bond and the Lidbondentoernooi. They have previously played in the Hoofdklasse and the Eerste Klasse, having made one appearance in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, where they lost in the Second round to SV Transvaal.

Alupi Airstrip

Alupi Airstrip is a rural airstrip serving the rice growing region southeast of Nieuw Nickerie, in the Nickerie District of Suriname. The airstrip is next to the Nickerie River.