Rose Hall, Guyana

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Rose Hall
Town
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Rose Hall
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 6°15′12″N57°21′26″W / 6.25323°N 57.35712°W / 6.25323; -57.35712
Country Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana
Region East Berbice-Corentyne
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total
4,433
Time zone UTC-4
Climate Af

Rose Hall is a community in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region of Guyana. Rose Hall is 14 miles east of New Amsterdam.

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History

Rose Hall began as land owner by Dutch planters; it was purchased by former slaves and became a village in 1908. In 1970, it became a town. It has three wards: Middle Rose Hall, East Rose Hall and Williamsburg, and an area of 13 km2 and a population of about 8,000. [2]

Points of interest

Rose Hall is a hub for the surrounding areas where people buy raw materials for clothing and grocery in the Berbice region. Two banks and stores lined the main public roads. Most of the stores are clothing stores and grocery stores. [3] The Welfare Centre Ground is a cricket ground that formerly held first-class cricket matches.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Rose Hall Town is 48!". Department of Public Information. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Rose Hall Town". Stabroek News. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Player profile: Nezam Hafiz". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Godfrey Edwards". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
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