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West Coast Demerara
Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region 3) is a region of Guyana. Split in two by the Essequibo River, Venezuela claims the territory to the west of Essequibo river as part of Delta Amacuro state, what represents Essequibo Islands. Unlike West Demerara who is located east of Essequibo river, which means is out of the dispute. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Demerara-Mahaica and Demerara River to the east, the region of Upper Demerara-Berbice to the south and the region of Pomeroon-Supenaam to the west. It contains villages such as Parika, Tuschen and Uitvlugt. It contains the three hundred and sixty five islands in the Essequibo river of which three of the largest islands can be found at the mouth of the Essequibo, these are Hogg Island, Wakenaam and Leguan. Population The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002. In 2002, the population of Essequibo Islands-We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vreed-en-Hoop
Vreed en Hoop is a village at the mouth of the Demerara River on its west bank, in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region of Guyana, located at sea level. It is the location of the Regional Democratic Council office making it the administrative center for the region. There is also a police station, magistrate's court and post office. History Vreed en Hoop encompasses a few small communities, among them New Road, Plantain Walk, Crane and Coglan Dam. The name of the town comes from the Dutch "Vreed en Hoop", meaning "Peace and Hope" in English. The name is derived from the Plantation Vreed en Hoop which already existed in 1798. In 1828 ownership changed to Sir John Gladstone who became the permanent absentee planter. At the time of the emancipation of slavery, the plantation had 415 slaves. In 1838, Gladstone was the first planter to expel most of his former slaves, and replace them with indentured servants from India. In 1839, newspapers started to report physical abuse at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leguan
Leguan Island is a small island situated in the delta of the Essequibo River on the coast of Guyana, South America. The island is shaped like a gull wing and is nine miles (14 km) long and wide at its widest making it roughly square in area. When settlers first arrived on the island, they found many iguanas, hence the name Leguan Island. Demographics Leguan has an estimated population of 2,500 as of 2018 living in 36 demarcated villages. Settlements include Maryville, Le Bagatelle, Richmond Hill and Uniform. Villages are supported by the Leguan Neighbourhood Democratic Council. The population has declined fairly rapidly during the past decade as residents leave to settle in more urban parts of Guyana or migrate, often to the United States, Canada the United Kingdom or to various Caribbean islands. Leguan is primarily a rice farming and cattle rearing community, with roughly 3,000 acres devoted toward rice cultivation, 3,000 for cash crops, and another 2,500 for cattle. Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakenaam Island
Wakenaam is an island of about at the mouth of the Essequibo River of Guyana. One of the largest islands (the others being Leguan and Hogg Island) in the Essequibo Islands group, it was settled at one time by the Dutch in the 18th Century; the name Wakenaam is Dutch meaning "waiting for a name" and still contains old Dutch graves at various locations on the island. The island, like most other islands in the Essequibo River in Guyana, is characterized by green vegetation, blue skies and cool breeze from the Atlantic. Wakenaam has multiple villages which include Maria's Pleasure, Good Success, Sans Souci, Melville, Belle Plaine, Sarah, Zeelandia, Friendship, Bank Hall, Meer Zorg, Caledonia, Free and Easy, Arthurville, Palmyra, Maria Johanna, Domburg, Fredericksburg, Noitgedacht, Rush Brook and Ridge. Population The island has population of approximately 4,000 people as of 2016. The island population consists of mainly people of Indian and African descent, with smaller percent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeeburg, Guyana
Zeeburg is a village located on the West Coast of Demerara in Guyana, South America. The village, in the administrative region Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region 3) was named by the Dutch during their occupation of Guyana. Zeeburg is bordered on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, to the east by DeGroot En Klyn and to the west by DeWillem. Like most West Demerara villages, Zeeburg is bordered to the south by sugar cane fields. The majority of people residing in Zeeburg are of East Indian descent, usually called Indo-Guyanese Indo-Guyanese or Indian-Guyanese, are people of Indian origin who are Guyanese nationals tracing their ancestry to India and the wider subcontinent. They are the descendants of indentured servants and settlers who migrated from India beginnin ... (descendants of the Indian indentured labourers) most of whom work on the sugar plantation of Uitvlugt/Leonora Estate and the vibrant fishing port which is based at the popular Zeeburg koker. Zeeburg is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windsor Forest, Guyana
Windsor Forest is a village in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Region of Guyana. It is located along the Atlantic Ocean coast. It was the first Chinese settlement in Guyana, however few Chinese remain. Overview Windsor Forest started as a plantation. In the early 20th century, Windsor Forest and neighbouring La Jalousie, were purchased by the government, divided into acre sized lots, and offered for rent. The economy of the village is mainly based on rice cultivation. It has a primary school and a health centre. Between 1900 and 1974, Windsor Forest had a railway station on the Demerara-Essequibo railway. The area is prone to flooding. It used to be protected by mangrove forests. A citizen's initiative by Deopaul Somwaru aims to replant the mangroves along the coast. Chinese settlement Between 1853 and 1879, indentured labourers from China were brought to work on the plantations in British Guiana. On 12 January 1853, the first labourers arrived aboard the '' Glentanner'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vriesland, Guyana
Vriesland is a village in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Region of Guyana. It is located on the west bank of the Demerara River. Overview Vriesland started as a sugar plantation in Demerara. In 1832, a total of 255 slaves was recorded. The name is related to the Dutch province of Friesland, however the exact origin is unknown. Vriesland is bordered by a ''koker'' (canal). The Wales Sugar Estate used to own of sugar cane fields along the ''koker'', and was a major employer. In 2016, Guyana Sugar Corporation, the owner, closed Wales Sugar Estate, and the estate was divided into small lots to be sold as farmland. The economy is based on farming, fishing and shop keeping. The health centre is in neighbouring Viva-La-Force while the secondary school is in Patentia. Vriesland has access to water, electricity and telecommunications. In 2021, ExxonMobil ExxonMobil Corporation (commonly shortened to Exxon) is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewartville, Guyana
Stewartville is a village district in Guyana on the Atlantic coast of West Demerara, just east of the mouth of the Essequibo River. There are four sections in the village: Stewartville Housing Scheme, Sarah Lodge, Stewartville Old Road and Stewartville Sea View. Community Stewartville is about west of Vreed en Hoop, and is separated from the neighbouring community of Leonora by a trench. The community of Uitvlugt is immediately to its west. The village is populated by various ethnic groups. Stewartville is named after the Stewart family who owned the plantation. John Stewart Jr. was the illegitimate son of John Stewart Sr. In 1826, John Steward Sr. died. In his will, he named John Steward Jr. as his natural son and awarded him the plantations of Stewartville and Annandale. John Stewart Jr. was probably of mixed race, and was elected Member of Parliament in 1832. Despite his background, he was a strong proponent of slavery. With the abolition of slavery throughout the British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saxacalli
Saxacalli (also Saxakalli), located on the west bank of the Essequibo River some south of Parika at . The village was originally an Arawak community, and has existed since the late 17th century. Its population of about 105 people as of 2012 reflects Guyana's multi-ethnicity. Life in Saxacalli is based on small-scale logging, farming and some tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring (other), touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tour (other), tours. Th ..., mainly from the use of the Saxacalli beach by day-tour operators. The village is not accessible by road, nor does it have a source of electricity. Saxacalli is an Arawak word for Kingfisher. Near the village is the Saxacalli Rainforest Centre (SRC), one of the first private nature reserves. References External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20051029104840/http://www.saxac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Mission
Santa Mission (also: ''Santa Aratak'' or ''Santa Aratack'') is a village in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Region of Guyana. Santa Mission is mainly inhabited by Lokono Amerindians. The village is located on the Kamuni Creek, a tributary of the Demerara River. The village of Hopetown, an early Chinese settlement, is located about from Santa Mission. Overview Santa Mission was founded in 1858 by Alfred Patterson, a lumberjack who was looking for Wallaba trees (''Eperua falcata''). The village is built on white sand hills along the blackwater Kamuni Creek. The economy of Santa Mission is based on tourism, craft making, and logging. The village has a Nursery and Primary school, a healthcare centre, and a local library. In 2008, the festivities of the Amerindian Heritage Month were held in Santa Mission. As of 2015, it was the only indigenous village in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara with titled land. Sights Located on top of the hill is a giant silk-cotton tree. During th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Met-en-Meerzorg
Met-en-Meerzorg (also Meten-Meer-Zorg) is a village located on the West Coast of Demerara in the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara in Guyana. The village was named after the sugar plantation Met en Meerzorg. The community was founded in 1871. The village consists of a housing estate and a squatted Squatting is the action of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied area of land or a building, usually residential, that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have lawful permission to use. The United Nations estimated in 2003 that there ... village. The informal settlement was composed of fourroom houses constructed with walls made from zinc or wood. In 1997, there was no running water and there had been electricity since 1994. As of 2015, a large scale housing project was started in the village. The village has a health centre, a primary school, and a professional learning college. Met-en-Meerzorg is home to the Guyana Heritage Museum which was founded in 1994. Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonora, Guyana
Leonora is a village in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region 3), one of Guyana's 10 regions. Its subdivisions are Pasture, Sea Field, Para Field, Groenveldt and Sea Spray. The neighboring villages are Anna Catherina and Uitvlugt. Leonora encompasses an area of about , once part of the Parish of St. Luke. It stretches from Edinburgh in the east to Stewartville in the west, and from the Atlantic Ocean in the north, to the south as far as the West Demerara Water Conservancy. Leonora was named after the historical 7,942 acre Leonora sugar plantation, which operated from before 1789 until the Leonora Estate sugar factory was closed down in December 1986. The plantation was named after the two children of the owner: Leo and Nora. Leonora is home to the Synthetic Track and Field Facility, a multi-sport stadium seating 3,000 people. The sport stadium was opened in 2005. Notable people * Irfaan Ali (1980), President of Guyana The president of Guyana is the head of state and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
