Demerara-Mahaica (Region 4) is a region of

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, bordering the

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to the north, the region of

Mahaica-Berbice Mahaica-Berbice (Region 5) is a region of Guyana, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of East Berbice-Corentyne to the east, the region of Upper Demerara-Berbice to the south and the region of Demerara-Mahaica to the west. It ...

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

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and

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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) *Albouystown (ward of Georgetown) *Alexander Village (Alexanderville) * Annandale *Bagotstown *Beehive *Bel Air (Gardens / Park / Springs) (wards of Georgetown) * Belfield (Belfield Village) *

Beterverwagting Beterverwagting, also Betterverwagting or abbreviated to B.V., is a village in Guyana, on the East Coast of the Demerara River. History On 8 May 1839, 62 former slaves pooled their savings together and bought plantation Beterverwagting from Baro ...

(Betterverwagting) *

Better Hope Better Hope is a village located in the Demerara-Mahaica region of Guyana. The village has been named after the Plantation Betterhoop It was originally a fishing village with many working on the sugar estates and nearby farms. The majority of the ...

Bourda Bourda, or officially Georgetown Cricket Club Ground, is a cricket ground in Georgetown, Guyana, used by the Guyanese cricket team for matches with other nations in the Caribbean as well as some Test matches involving the West Indies. The gro ...

Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.Campbelville * Cane Grove *Charlestown (ward of Georgetown) *

Clonbrook Clonbrook is a village in the Demerara-Mahaica region of Guyana. The village itself has a population of about 1,193 as of 2012. The village is located along the East Coast Highway and is about 16.5 miles from Georgetown and about 6 miles from Maha ...

* Cove and John *Craig *Zeeland * De Kinderen (De Kindern) * Enmore *

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* Georgetown *Glasgow (Glasgow Village) *Good Intent *Great Diamond *

Helena Helena may refer to: People *Helena (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name) *Katri Helena (born 1945), Finnish singer *Helena, mother of Constantine I Places Greece * Helena (island) Guyana * H ...

*Houston * Hyde Park *

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 ...

(Voorzigtigheid) * Kingston, Guyana *Kitty (ward of Georgetown) *Kuru Kururu *La Penitence (ward of Georgetown) *Lacytown (ward of Georgetown) *Lamaha Gardens *Land of Canaan *Little Diamond *Lodge (Lodge Village) * Lusignan *

Mahaica 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 Ag ...

Village * Mon Repos *

Nabacalis Nabaclis also Nabacalis is a community on the East Coast of Demerara, in the Demerara-Mahaica region. It is in low-lying country by the coast, which is subject to flooding in the rainy season. The local tradition for the name of the village claim ...

(Nabaclis) *New Burg (Newburg) *New Haven *Newtown (ward of Georgetown) * Non Pariel (Nonpareil) *

* Plaisance (Plaisance Village) *Prashad Nagar *

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*Queenstown (ward of Georgetown) * Silver Hill *

Soesdyke Soesdyke is a village in the Demerara-Mahaica Region (Region 4), Guyana, located between the Demerara River and the East Bank Public Road. Soesdyke is located just after the village called Den Heuvel (Coverden) if you are coming from Georgetown, w ...

(Soesdyk) *

Stabroek :''Georgetown, Guyana was known as Stabroek prior to 1812.'' Stabroek () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of and Stabroek proper. In 2021, Stabroek had a total population of 18,6 ...

* St. Cuthbert's Mission (Pakuri, St. Cuthbert's) *Subryanville *

Timehri Timehri is a village in Guyana located 41 kilometers to the south of the nation's capital Georgetown. The name "Timehri" is an Amerindian word meaning "paintings and drawings on the rock" It contains the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Che ...

* Triumph *

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*Vigilance * Werk-en-rust *Wortmanville

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