| Nieuwaal | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Zaltbommel - Nieuwaal.png |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Nieuwaal in the municipality of Zaltbommel.--> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Zaltbommel |
| Coordinates: | 51.81°N 5.1783°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 4 |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.02 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,265 |
| Population As Of: | 1 January 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 5311 & 5315 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Nieuwaal is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 14 km east of Gorinchem.
It was first mentioned in 1146 as Nivelen, and either means "settlement near low-lying land" or "new house". The popular explanation Nieuw Waal (New Waal) is incorrect.[3] In 1840, it was home to 326 people.[4]