East Berbice-Corentyne (Region 6) is one of ten
regions in Guyana covering the whole of the east of the country. It borders the
Atlantic Ocean to the north, the
Nickerie District and
Sipaliwini District of
Suriname
Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
to the east,
Brazil to the south and the regions of
Mahaica-Berbice,
Upper Demerara-Berbice
Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region 10) is a region of Guyana, bordering the regions of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Demerara-Mahaica and Mahaica-Berbice to the north, the region of East Berbice-Corentyne to the east, and the regions of Potar ...
,
Potaro-Siparuni and
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo to the west.
Towns in the region include
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam ( nl, Nieuw Amsterdam, or ) was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading ''factory'' gave rise ...
,
Corriverton and
Rose Hall.
The
Corentyne River forms the whole of the eastern border with Suriname, though the southernmost section is disputed territory known as the
Tigri Area
The Tigri Area ( nl, Tigri-gebied) is a wooded area that has been disputed by Guyana and Suriname since around 1840. It involves the area between the Upper Corentyne River (also called the New River), the Coeroeni River, and the Kutari River. ...
.
Population
The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002.
In 2012, the population of East Berbice-Corentyne was recorded at 109,431 people.
Official census records for the population of East Berbice-Corentyne are as follows:
*2012 : 109,431
*2002 : 123,695
*1991 : 142,541
*1980 : 152,386
Notable persons
*
Shawn James (born 1983), Guyanese-American basketball player
Communities
(including name variants):
*Adventure
*
Albion
Albion is an alternative name for Great Britain. The oldest attestation of the toponym comes from the Greek language. It is sometimes used poetically and generally to refer to the island, but is less common than 'Britain' today. The name for Scot ...
*
Alness (Alnes)
*Ankerville -
Port Mourant
*
Baracara
Baracara was founded as a maroon community in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region of Guyana, located on the Canje River. The community has also been called New Ground Village or Wel te Vreeden. Baracara is 20 miles west of Corriverton and just n ...
(Barakara Mission/Wel te Vreeden)
*Belvedere
*Bloomfield
*Bound Yard -
Port Mourant
*Brighton
*
Bush Lot (Bush Lot Village)
*Canefield
*Chesney
*Clifton Settlement -
Port Mourant
*
Corriverton
*
Crabwood Creek
*Cumberland ( birthplace of
Hetmyer}.
*Epira (Epira Mission, Espera)
*Friendship (Friendship Village, Corentyne)
*Free Yard -
Port Mourant
*Fyrish (Fyrish Village)
*Gangaram
*Haswell -
Port Mourant
*Johns Settlement -
Port Mourant
*
Kasuela )Cashew Island)
*
Kumaka
*Lancaster (Lancaster Village)
*Leeds
*Letter Kenny
*Lesbeholden
*Limlair
*Liverpool
*Manchester
*
Mibikuri
*Miss Phoebe North And South-
Port Mourant
*
Moleson Creek
*
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam ( nl, Nieuw Amsterdam, or ) was a 17th-century Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading ''factory'' gave rise ...
*New Hampshire
*Number 43 (Joppa)
*Number 46
*Number 48 (Floyd Ward)
*Number 55
*Number 59
*Number 60
*Number 61
*Number 62
*Number 63 (Benab)
*Number 64 (Babylon)
*Number 67
*Number 68 (Carnarvon)
*Number 69 (Friendship)
*Number 70 (Massiah)
*Nurney
*
Orealla (Oreala, Orealla Mission)
*
Port Mourant (Port Mourant Village)
*Portuguese Quarters -
Port Mourant
*Reliance
*Rising (Rising Sun, Number 47)
*
Rose Hall
*
Skeldon (Skeldon Place)
*Smythfield
*Springlands (Springlands Place, Eliza and Mary)
*Stanleytown
*Tain Settlement -
Port Mourant
*Tain Resource -
Port Mourant
*Train Line Dam -
Port Mourant
*Ulverston
*Whim
*Williamsburg
*Yakusari
See also
References
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Regions of Guyana