Demerara-Mahaica

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Demerara-Mahaica
Region 4
Administrative Region
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Map of Guyana showing Demerara-Mahaica region
CountryGuyana
Regional Capital Triumph [1] [2]
Area
  Total2,232 km2 (862 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)
  Total313,429
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-4
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Demerara-Mahaica (Region 4) is a region of Guyana, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Mahaica-Berbice to the east, the region of Upper Demerara-Berbice to the south and the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara to the west.

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It contains the country's capital Georgetown. Notable villages in the region include Buxton, Enmore, Victoria and Paradise.

Population

The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002. [4] Even though this administrative region is the smallest, it has the largest population out of all Guyana's Administrative Regions. In 2012, the population of Demerara-Mahaica was recorded at 313,429 people. [5] Official census records for the population of the Demerara-Mahaica region are as follows:

Communities

With name variants in parentheses. [6]

See also

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The Mahaica River is a small river in northern Guyana that drains into the Atlantic Ocean. The village of Mahaica is found at its mouth.

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Abary is a small community in the Mahaica-Berbice Region of Guyana, near the mouth of the Abary River, 43 miles from Georgetown. Abary is known for the Abary Bridge located on the Main Highway. The bridge was originally a railway bridge and has a very steep ascend. The bridge was designed by Joseph Walter Holder who also built the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

Enmore is a village in the Demerara-Mahaica region along the coastal belt of Guyana. It is about two square miles (5.1 km2) in size and has a multi-ethnic population of 1,002 as of 2012,

St. Cuthbert's Mission is an Amerindian village on the Mahaica River in the Demerara-Mahaica region of Guyana. It comprises approximately 200 households. St. Cuthbert's is regarded by many people in Guyana as the "cultural capital" for Amerindians.

Paradise is a village located in the Demerara-Mahaica region of Guyana, and used to be its regional capital, however the administrative building burnt down in 2006, and the regional capital moved to Triumph.

Helena is a village in the Demerara-Mahaica Region of Guyana. Administratively the village is subdivided in Helena No.1 and Helena No.2 and is part of the Mahaica subregion.

References

  1. "Region Four RDC office moves to Triumph". Stabroek News. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. "Regional Democratic Council Region No. 4 - Demerara/Mahaica, Guyana". Regional Democratic Council Region No. 4via Facebook. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. Macmillan Publishers (2009). "Administrative Region - 4". Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana. Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean. p. 33. ISBN   9780333934173.
  4. Beaie, Sonkarley Tiatun (19 September 2007). "Chapter 3: National Redistribution and Internal Migration" (PDF). 2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report. Bureau of Statistics. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  5. Beaie, Sonkarley Tiatun (19 September 2007). "National Population Trends: Size, Growth and Distribution". 2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report. Bureau of Statistics. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF Download) on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  6. "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

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