Groot Henar is a resort in Suriname, located in the Nickerie District, near the bridge over the Nickerie River.

[2] Its population at the 2012 census was 2,709, most of which are East Indian.

[1] The resort has been named after the plantation Henar which was turned into small agricultural plots after the abolition of slavery.

[3] The cultivatable area was increased with the Henarpolder created in the 1920s.

1970 the Europolder was created adding 3,700 hectares to the resort.