Pomeroon-Supenaam

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Pomeroon-Supenaam
Region 2
Administrative Region
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Map of Guyana showing Pomeroon-Supenaam region
CountryFlag of Guyana.svg Guyana
Claimed by Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Regional Capital Anna Regina
Area
 • Total
6,195 km2 (2,392 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total
56,469
 • Density9.115/km2 (23.61/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-4
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Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region 2) is a region of Guyana. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara to the east, the region of Cuyuni-Mazaruni to the south and the region of Barima-Waini to the west. Pomeroon-Supenaam contains the town of Anna Regina and the villages of Charity, Pickersgill, Spring Garden and Suddie. In 2022, an official census by the Government of Guyana listed the population of the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region at 56,469. [2]

Contents

There are three lakes on the Essequibo Coast: Capoey (near Anna Regina), Mainstay and Hot and Cold. The three lakes symbolize three of the standard elements, with earth being represented by the land.

Population

The Government of Guyana has administered five official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991, 2002, 2012 and 2022. [3] In 2002, the population of Pomeroon-Supenaam was recorded at 49,253 people. [4] Official census records for the population of the Pomeroon-Supenaam region are as follows:

Communities

(including name variants): [5]

Territorial claim

Venezuela has renewed its claim to the Essequibo region, west of the Essequibo River. [6] The controversial status of the border is subject to the Geneva Agreement, which was signed by the United Kingdom, Venezuela and British Guiana on February 17, 1966.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Macmillan Publishers (2009). "Administrative Regions - 2 and 3". Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana. Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean. p. 34. ISBN   9780333934173.
  2. 1 2 "Guyana: Regions, Major Towns & Rural Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2026-01-31. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Beaie, Sonkarley Tiatun (19 September 2007). "National Population Trends: Size, Growth and Distribution" (PDF Download). 2002 Population and Housing Census – Guyana National Report. Bureau of Statistics. p. 25. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Official Announcements". Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

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