Mahaica-Berbice (Region 5) is a region of

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

, bordering the

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

to the north, the region of

East Berbice-Corentyne 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 to the east, Brazil to the so ...

to the east, the region of

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 Potaro-Si ...

to the south and the region of

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 ...

to the west. It contains the villages of Rosignol,

Fort Wellington Fort Wellington National Historic Site is a historic Fortification, military fortification located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, St. Lawrence River at Prescott, Ontario. The military fortification was used by the British Army, a ...

, and

Mahaicony Mahaicony is a community that is made up several villages in East Coast Demerara, Mahaica-Berbice, Guyana. Mahaicony's physical boundaries on the coast is from De Hoop village in the west to Calcutta village in the east. Central Mahaicony incorp ...

. The

Mahaica River The Mahaica River is a small river in northern Guyana that drains into the Atlantic Ocean. The village of Mahaica is found at its mouth. It is one of Guyana's principal coastal streams that also forms a rough border between the Demerara-Mahaica re ...

runs along the region's western border. The Berbice River is the eastern border. The

and

Abary River The Abary River (Abary Creek) is a small river in northern Guyana that drains into the Atlantic Ocean. Historic Amerindian settlements existed at Tiger Island and Taurakuli. The upper Abary River, the site of which now lies under the reservoir c ...

s run south to north.

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 Mahaica-Berbice was recorded at 49,723 people. Official census records for the population of the Mahaica-Berbice region are as follows: *2012 : 49,723 *2002 : 52,400 *1991 : 51,280 *1980 : 53,898

Communities

(including name variants): *

Abary Abary is a small community in the Mahaica-Berbice Region of Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Ma ...

*Bel Air *

Belladrum Belladrum is a small community in the Mahaica-Berbice Region of Guyana, on the Atlantic coast, about east of Mahaicony. Geography Belladrum is a rural area close to the sea wall on the northern coast of Guyana. It is below sea level and is rich ...

*Blairmont (Blairmont Place) *

Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

Bush Lot There are several communities named Bush Lot in Guyana. This article covers four locations. Mahaica-Berbice Bush Lot is a community in the Mahaica-Berbice Region 5 of Guyana, approximately 56 miles from Georgetown, the capital. and mostly Indo- ...

Catherinas Lust Catherinas Lust is an estate (large agricultural landholding) located approximately 13.8 km from the town of Fort Wellington in the Mahaica-Berbice region of Guyana in South America South America is a continent entirely in the Wes ...

*Cotton Tree * Esau and Jacob *

*Gordon Table * Governor Light *Hopetown *Ithaca *Jacoba *Lichfield (Forty-two) *

(Mahaicony Village) * Mora Point * Moraikobai (Moraikobe) *Mortice *Number 4 (Edderton Village) *Number 7 (Blairmont) *Number 8 (Inverness) *Number 9 (Expectation) *Number 11 (Woodley Park) *Number 40 Village (Seafield, Forty) *Number 41 (Forty-one Village) *Perth (Perth Village) *Pine Ground *Rising Sun * Rosignol *Saint Francis Mission *Saint John *Tempe *Washington *Weldaad

References

{{Authority control Regions of Guyana

Population

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See also

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