Nieuw Amsterdam geodata
Nieuw Amsterdam (Commewijne) is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Suriname in America/Paramaribo (GMT-3) time zone. With population of 4,935 people, there are 5 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Suriname, 92.3% of cities are located further ↓South; 61.5% of cities are located further ←West and 76.9% of cities have higher elevation than Nieuw Amsterdam. Note1
Nieuw Amsterdam GPS coordinates[2]
5° 53' 8.628" North, 55° 5' 19.356" West
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 6.58469°, | -55.79184° |
| Center: | 5.88573°, | -55.08871° |
| Lower-right: | 5.18589°, | -54.38559° |
| Map W x H: | 155.5×155.5 km | = 96.6×96.6mi |
| max Lat: | 5.92606° ⇑7.7% North |
| Nieuw Amsterdam: | 5.88573° |
| min Lat: | ⇓92.3% South 3.67207° |
| min Long | Nieuw Amsterdam | max Long |
| -56.97297° | -55.08871° | -54.05522° |
| W 61.5%⇐ | ⇒38.5% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Nieuw Amsterdam is 3 m = 10 ft, and this is 15.9 m = 52 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
99 m = 325 ft | 76.9% |
| Avg. | 18.9 m = 62 ft | |
| Nieuw Amsterdam | 3 m = 10 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 23.1% |
See also: Suriname elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Nieuw Amsterdam is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 654.4 km =406.6 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Nieuw Amsterdam |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 9352.6 | 5811.4 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 6746.7 | 4192.2 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1951.5 | 1212.6 | to North |
| Equator | 654.4 | 406.6 | to South |
Nearby cities:
13 places around Nieuw Amsterdam: (largest is in red/bold)
• Albina
122.2 km =75.9 mi, 
110°
• Benzdorp (Monte Hermon)
269.3 km =167.3 mi, 
156°
• Brokopondo
93 km =57.8 mi, 
172°
• Brownsweg
98.3 km =61.1 mi, 
184°
• Groningen
42.9 km =26.7 mi, 
257°
• Lelydorp
26.1 km =16.2 mi, 
217°
• Mariënburg
5.1 km =3.2 mi, 
100°
• Moengo
81.8 km =50.8 mi, 111°
• Nieuw Nickerie
208.4 km =129.5 mi, 
271°
• Onverwacht
34.9 km =21.7 mi, 
199°
• Paramaribo
8.9 km =5.5 mi, 256°
• Totness
136.8 km =85 mi, 269°
• Wageningen
174.9 km =108.7 mi, 265°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Suriname existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
