Essequibo Islands-West Demerara

(Redirected from West Coast Demerara) Region of Guyana Administrative region in Vreed-en-Hoop, Guyana

Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Region 3
Administrative region
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Map of Guyana showing Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region
Country	Guyana
Regional capital	Vreed-en-Hoop
Largest village	Tuschen
Area
• Total	3,755 km (1,450 sq mi)
Population
• Total	107,416
• Density	29/km (74/sq mi)

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.

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, 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. In 2002, the population of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara was recorded at 103,061 people. 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):

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

Gallery

Coconut grove on Wakenaam Island, Essequibo River
Ruins of Fort Zeelandia on Fort Island, Essequibo River
Parika on the east bank of the Essequibo River
Santa Mission a nature reserve
Trail in Wakenaam

References

Macmillan Publishers (2009). "Administrative Regions - 2 and 3". Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana. Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean. p. 34. ISBN 9780333934173.
Concannon, Emily (2023-05-31). "Essequibo River". worldatlas.com. worldatlas.com. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
Outridge, Michel (2020-11-15). "A visit to the Essequibo Islands". guyanachronicle.com. Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
"Home Affairs Minister visits several Essequibo Islands". Guyana Chronicle. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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.

v t e Regions of Guyana
Barima-Waini Pomeroon-Supenaam Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Demerara-Mahaica Mahaica-Berbice East Berbice-Corentyne Cuyuni-Mazaruni Potaro-Siparuni Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Upper Demerara-Berbice

6°42′54″N 58°32′56″W / 6.715056°N 58.54902°W / 6.715056; -58.54902

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