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Mahaica Oval Pavilion
Mahaica is a village located in region 4 of Demerara-Mahaica in Guyana. Mahaica is often used as a subregion for the adjoining villages near the Mahaica River like Hand-en-Veldt, Good Hope, Chelsey Park, and Jonestown The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, better known by its informal name "Jonestown", was a remote settlement in Guyana established by the Peoples Temple, a U.S.–based cult under the leadership of Jim Jones. Jonestown became internationall ..., which is often referred to as Mahaica or its old Dutch plantation name Voorzigtigheid. The economy of the region is dependent on rice and other agriculture. Historically, Mahaica was considered a village, about 25 miles from Georgetown. It was a Wesleyan Methodist parish. References Populated places in Demerara-Mahaica {{Guyana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demerara-Mahaica
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 The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002. 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. Official census records for the population of the Demerara-Mahaica region are as follows: *2012 : 313,429 *2002 : 310,320 *1991 : 296,924 *1980 : 317,475 Communities With name variants in parenthesis. *Ann's Grove *Agricola Village *Alberttown (ward of Georgetown) *Alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |