Essequibo Islands-West Demerara

Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region 3) is a region of Guyana. It is situated around the Essequibo River, the largest river in Guyana that lies between the Orinoco and Amazon rivers of South America.

Essequibo Islands-West Demerara
Region 3
Administrative Region
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Map of Guyana showing Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region
Map of Guyana showing Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region
Country Guyana
Regional CapitalVreed-en-Hoop
Area
 • Total3,755 km2 (1,450 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total107,416
 • Density29/km2 (74/sq mi)
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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. In this region are the villages of Parika, Tuschen and Uitvlugt. Along the Essequibo River are 365 islands,[2] of which three of the largest are to be found at the mouth of the Essequibo: 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.[3] In 2002, the population of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara was recorded at 103,061 people.[4] Official census records for the population of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara are as follows:

  • 2012: 107,416
  • 2002: 103,061
  • 1991: 95,975
  • 1980: 104,750

Communities

(including name variants):[5]

  • Ampa Bay (Post Ampa)
  • Anna Catherina
  • Caledonia
  • Cornelia Ida
  • De Jonge Rachael
  • De Willem
  • Den Amstel (Den Amstel Village, Amstel)
  • Fort Island
  • Fredericksburg
  • Goed Fortuin
  • Hague Backdam (Hague Front/Jib, Hague)
  • Harlem
  • Hogg Island
  • Hopetown
  • Hubu
  • La Parfaite Harmonie
  • Leonora
  • Louisiana
  • Makouria
  • McDoom Village (McDoom)
  • Met-en-Meerzorg (Meten-Meer-Zorg)
  • Melville
  • Morasi
  • Nismes
  • Noitgedacht
  • Parika
  • Patentia
  • Phoenix Town
  • Ruimzight
  • Santa Mission (Santa Aratak)
  • Sarah
  • Saxacalli (Saxakalli, Saxsacali)
  • Schoonord (SchoonordSchoon Ord)
  • Stanleytown
  • Stewartville
  • Tuschen
  • Uitvlugt
  • Vergenoegen
  • Greenwich Park
  • Barnwell
  • Philadelphia
  • Good Hope
  • Ruby
  • Farm
  • Vreed-en-Hoop
  • Vriesland
  • Vive-la-force, Guyana
  • Windsor Forest
  • Zeeburg
  • Zeelandia
  • Coconut grove on Wakenaam Island, Essequibo River
    Coconut grove on Wakenaam Island, Essequibo River
  • Ruins of Fort Zeelandia on Fort Island, Essequibo River
    Ruins of Fort Zeelandia on Fort Island, Essequibo River
  • Parika on the east bank of the Essequibo River
    Parika on the east bank of the Essequibo River
  • Santa Mission a nature reserve
    Santa Mission a nature reserve
  • Trail in Wakenaam
    Trail in Wakenaam

See also


  • Fort Zeelandia

References
  1. Macmillan Publishers (2009). "Administrative Regions - 2 and 3". Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana. Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean. p. 34. ISBN 9780333934173.
  2. "Home Affairs Minister visits several Essequibo Islands". Guyana Chronicle. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. Beaie, Sonkarley Tiatun (19 September 2007). "Chapter 3: National Redistribution and Internal Migration" (PDF). 2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report. Bureau of Statistics. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  4. Beaie, Sonkarley Tiatun (19 September 2007). "National Population Trends: Size, Growth and Distribution" (PDF Download). 2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report. Bureau of Statistics. p. 25. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  5. "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

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