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Nickerie District

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are the main crops grown in Nickerie. Some rice had been grown previously, but during the 20th century, Nickerie became the centre of the rice in Suriname, mainly due to the East Indian and Javanese indentured laborers.
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production whose latex was used for driving belts and isolation, but started to become obsolete in the early 20th century. In 1955, a project of poldering started, resulting in an increase of cultivatable land.
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During the 19th century, Nickerie became home to many plantation. The abolition of slavery, transformed the area in smaller scale farming. In the late 19 century, many plantations start to shift to
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approved the first plantation in Nickerie. A large number of Scottish and English settlers arrived in the area during the British Occupation, and primarily grew
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had been discovered in the mounts. Hertenrits has been incorporated into the Bigi Pan reserve.
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In 1718, Dietzel became the first person to successfully settle in the area. In 1797, governor
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Nieuw Nickerie is starting to develop as a tourist area. There are numerous
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is the best known. In 1613, a tobacco plantation was established on the
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was constructed linking Nickerie with the rest of the country.
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Nature Reserve was founded. In the reserve there are five
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The Voyage of Robert Dudley to the West-Indies, 1594-1595
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Saladoid Occupation of Wonotobo Falls, Western Suriname
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which was first reported by Teenstra in 1596 for an
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It was not until 1960s when the 351:Nickerie had a poor connection to 14: 1665: 901: 774:"Balata: een tijdelijke uitkomst" 533:"Resorts in Suriname Census 2012" 1032: 972: 929: 917: 71: 56: 41: 818: 792: 766: 222:to the south and the region of 741: 684: 628: 606: 584:"Suriname Ministry of Tourism" 576: 444: 315:Jurriaan François de Friderici 1: 514: 937:travel guide from Wikivoyage 485:in the city, and the nearby 7: 402: 329:, was destroyed by floods. 210:. The district borders the 10: 1670: 1599:Italic denotes the capital 1030: 590:(in Dutch). Archived from 476: 362: 279: 264:Nickerie is bordered with 1597: 1579: 1556: 1523: 1506: 1491: 1395: 1347: 1304: 1231: 1193: 1155: 1112: 1084: 1041: 989: 489:opened opportunities for 173: 165: 157: 152: 144: 139: 129: 117: 82: 70: 52: 40: 31: 24: 862:Planning Office Suriname 237:of 36.639 (2004) and an 507:, and remains from the 487:Bigi Pan Nature Reserve 47:Rice fields in Nickerie 454: 372: 224:East Berbice-Corentyne 169:6.4/km (17/sq mi) 1654:Districts of Suriname 613:Boomert, Aad (1983). 453:Flamingos in Bigi Pan 452: 370: 1625:5.76722°N 56.87028°W 926:at Wikimedia Commons 194:, on the north-west 166: • Density 19:District in Suriname 16:District of Suriname 1621: /  1349:Sipaliwini District 1233:Paramaribo District 1043:Commewijne District 991:Brokopondo District 983:resorts of Suriname 588:Ministry of Tourism 562:"Distrikt Nickerie" 371:Resorts of Nickerie 98: /  1630:5.76722; -56.87028 1581:Westelijke Polders 1538:Hamptoncourtpolder 1525:Oostelijke Polders 1306:Saramacca District 1185:Westelijke Polders 1175:Oostelijke Polders 1114:Marowijne District 455: 419:Hamptoncourtpolder 397:Westelijke Polders 387:Oostelijke Polders 373: 206:. Another town is 158: • Total 145: • Total 1649:Nickerie District 1604: 1603: 1571:Lokono Shikuabana 1481:Nickerie District 1443: 1442: 1157:Nickerie District 924:Nickerie District 922:Media related to 509:pre-Columbian era 424:Lokono Shikuabana 190:is a district of 185: 184: 1661: 1636: 1635: 1633: 1632: 1631: 1626: 1622: 1619: 1618: 1617: 1614: 1470: 1463: 1456: 1447: 1446: 1435:Saramacca Polder 1086:Coronie District 1036: 977: 976: 975: 965: 958: 951: 942: 941: 933: 921: 896: 895: 893: 891: 880: 874: 873: 871: 869: 859: 851: 842: 841: 839: 837: 822: 816: 815: 813: 811: 796: 790: 789: 787: 785: 770: 764: 763: 761: 759: 753:Internet Archive 745: 739: 738: 736: 734: 729:(in Dutch). 1916 722: 714: 708: 707: 705: 703: 688: 682: 681: 679: 677: 662: 653: 652: 650: 648: 632: 626: 625: 623: 610: 604: 603: 601: 599: 580: 574: 573: 571: 569: 558: 547: 546: 544: 542: 537: 529: 308:Courantyne River 113: 112: 110: 109: 108: 103: 102:5.767°N 56.867°W 99: 96: 95: 94: 91: 75: 60: 45: 22: 21: 1669: 1668: 1664: 1663: 1662: 1660: 1659: 1658: 1639: 1638: 1629: 1627: 1623: 1620: 1615: 1612: 1610: 1608: 1607: 1605: 1600: 1593: 1575: 1552: 1519: 1502: 1487: 1474: 1444: 1439: 1405:De Nieuwe Grond 1397:Wanica District 1391: 1362:Boven Saramacca 1357:Boven Coppename 1343: 1300: 1227: 1189: 1151: 1108: 1080: 1071:Nieuw Amsterdam 1037: 1028: 985: 973: 971: 969: 904: 899: 889: 887: 882: 881: 877: 867: 865: 857: 853: 852: 845: 835: 833: 824: 823: 819: 809: 807: 798: 797: 793: 783: 781: 772: 771: 767: 757: 755: 747: 746: 742: 732: 730: 720: 716: 715: 711: 701: 699: 690: 689: 685: 675: 673: 666:"Over Nickerie" 664: 663: 656: 646: 644: 633: 629: 621: 611: 607: 597: 595: 582: 581: 577: 567: 565: 560: 559: 550: 540: 538: 535: 531: 530: 521: 517: 493:. 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Index

District
Rice fields in Nickerie
Flag of Nickerie
Map of Suriname showing Nickerie district
5°46′N 56°52′W / 5.767°N 56.867°W / 5.767; -56.867
Country
Suriname
Nieuw-Nickerie
Time zone
UTC-3
Suriname
coast
capital city
Nieuw-Nickerie
Wageningen
Atlantic Ocean
Coronie
Sipaliwini
East Berbice-Corentyne
Guyana
population
area
East Indian
Javanese
Afro-Surinamese
Chinese
Europeans
Guyana
ferry
South Drain

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