Nickerie District
Corantijn
Nickerie is a district in the extreme north-west of Suriname, it is bordered on the east by the district Coronie, to the south by the district Sipaliwini and to the west by Guyana, the border river is the Corantijn. The district has an area of 5353 km ² and has 34 233 inhabitants. Capital Nieuw- Nickerie is the second largest city in the country to Paramaribo. In parliament ( Assemblée Nationale De ) of the Nickerie district is represented by five Members of Parliament.
Economics and development
The main industry is agriculture, especially rice cultivation, with the main focus in Wageningen.
A relatively large part of the south of the district Sipaliwini is claimed by Guyana, therefore there are few border crossings. The most important - a ferry across the Corantijn after Corriverton - is located in the main town of Nieuw Nickerie -.
Administrative divisions
The district Nickerie is in turn divided into the following five departments ( decentralized):
- Henar
- Nieuw Nickerie -
- Oostelijke polder
- Wageningen
- Westelijke polder