Demerara-Mahaica
Demerara-Mahaica
Region 4 | |
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Administrative Region | |
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| Country | Guyana |
| Regional Capital | Triumph[1][2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,232 km2 (862 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
• Total | 313,429 |
| • Density | 140/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.
It contains the country's capital Georgetown. Notable villages in the region include Buxton, Enmore, Victoria and Paradise.
Population
[edit]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:
- 2012 : 401,376
- 2002 : 310,320
- 1991 : 296,924
- 1980 : 317,475
Communities
[edit]With name variants in parentheses.[6]
- Ann's Grove
- Agricola Village
- Alberttown (ward of Georgetown)
- Albouystown (ward of Georgetown)
- Alexander Village (Alexanderville)
- Annandale
- Bagotstown
- Beehive
- Bel Air (Gardens / Park / Springs) (wards of Georgetown)
- Belfield (Belfield Village)
- Beterverwagting (Betterverwagting)
- Better Hope
- Bourda
- Buxton
- Campbelville
- Cane Grove
- Charlestown (ward of Georgetown)
- Clonbrook
- Cove and John
- Craig
- Zeeland
- De Kinderen (De Kindern)
- Enmore
- Enterprise
- Georgetown
- Glasgow (Glasgow Village)
- Good Intent
- Great Diamond
- Helena
- Houston
- Hyde Park
- Jonestown (Voorzigtigheid)
- Kingston, Guyana
- Kitty (ward of Georgetown)
- Kuru Kururu
- La Penitence (ward of Georgetown)
- Lacytown (ward of Georgetown)
- Lamaha Gardens
- Land of Canaan
- Little Diamond
- Lodge (Lodge Village)
- Lusignan
- Mahaica Village
- Mon Repos
- Nabacalis (Nabaclis)
- New Burg (Newburg)
- New Haven
- Newtown (ward of Georgetown)
- Non Pariel (Nonpareil)
- Paradise
- Plaisance (Plaisance Village)
- Prashad Nagar
- Providence
- Queenstown (ward of Georgetown)
- Silver Hill
- Soesdyke (Soesdyk)
- Stabroek
- St. Cuthbert's Mission (Pakuri, St. Cuthbert's)
- Subryanville
- Timehri
- Triumph
- Unity
- Victoria
- Vigilance
- Werk-en-rust
- Wortmanville
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Region Four RDC office moves to Triumph". Stabroek News. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Regional Democratic Council Region No. 4 - Demerara/Mahaica, Guyana". Regional Democratic Council Region No. 4via Facebook. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Macmillan Publishers (2009). "Administrative Region - 4". Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana. Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean. p. 33. ISBN 9780333934173.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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