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3 See also  





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Mahaica-Berbice






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Coordinates: 6°1346N 57°5313W / 6.229522°N 57.886845°W / 6.229522; -57.886845
 

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Mahaica-Berbice
Region 5
Administrative Region
Flag of Mahaica-Berbice
Map of Guyana showing Mahaica-Berbice region
Map of Guyana showing Mahaica-Berbice region
CountryGuyana
Regional CapitalFort Wellington
Area
 • Total4,190 km2 (1,620 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total49,723
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
[1]

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 contains the villages of Rosignol, Fort Wellington, and Mahaicony.

The Mahaica River runs along the region's western border. The Berbice River is the eastern border. The Mahaicony and Abary Rivers run south to north.

Population

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The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002.[2] In 2012, the population of Mahaica-Berbice was recorded at 49,723 people.[3] Official census records for the population of the Mahaica-Berbice region are as follows:

Communities

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(including name variants):[4]

  • Bel Air
  • Belladrum
  • Blairmont (Blairmont Place)
  • Burma
  • Bush Lot
  • Catherinas Lust
  • Cotton Tree
  • Esau and Jacob
  • Fort Wellington
  • Gordon Table
  • Governor Light
  • Hopetown
  • Ithaca
  • Jacoba
  • Lichfield (Forty-two)
  • Mahaicony (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
  • See also

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    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ Macmillan Publishers (2009). "Administrative Regions - 5 and 6". Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana. Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean. p. 35. ISBN 9780333934173.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  • 6°13′46N 57°53′13W / 6.229522°N 57.886845°W / 6.229522; -57.886845


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