Winkel Elias, established in 1911, is the oldest store in Nickerie

Also in Nickerie you can collect money from the wall;
even with foreign bank cards and credit cards up to
the equivalent of US$ 350.

There are five areas in Nickerie; Nieuw Nickerie, Oostelijke Polders, Westelijke Polders, Groot Henar and Wageningen.
Nickerie is the first inhabited district of Suriname.
In 1921 8.325 persons where living in Nickerie, which was 9% of the population of Suriname.
In 2004 the district was occupied by 36.639 persons or 7% of the nation's population.
The number of inhabitants in Nieuw Nickerie is about 14.000.
The District Commissioner represents the central government (based in the capital Paramaribo) in Nickerie.

Monument in commemoration of the centennial
of the abolition of slavery, at Waterloostraat

"Doerga Mall" is an example that Nickerie is keepin up with the times;
an office of Western Union (money transfer) is located in this mall

Branch office of Self Reliance (Insurance Co.),
which has been my employer as of 1 april 2003

A visit to the market is often worthwile

The fire brigade is no longer located at the police headquarters,
but at Cederstraat 5-7

"Ballfield" is now equipped with artificial light and called NVB Stadion