Mahaica is a village located in region 4 of
Demerara-Mahaica in
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 ...
. Mahaica is often used as a subregion for the adjoining villages near the
Mahaica River like Hand-en-Veldt,
, Chelsey Park, and
Jonestown, 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
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