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'''East Berbice-Corentyne''' (Region 6) is one of ten regions in [[Guyana]] covering the whole of the east of the country. It borders the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the north, [[Suriname]] to the east, [[Brazil]] to the south and the regions of [[Mahaica-Berbice]], [[Upper Demerara-Berbice]], [[Potaro-Siparuni]] and [[Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo]] to the west.
'''East Berbice-Corentyne''' (Region 6) is one of ten [[Regions of Guyana|regions in Guyana]] covering the whole of the east of the country. It borders the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the north, the [[Nickerie District]] and [[Sipaliwini District]] of [[Suriname]] to the east, [[Brazil]] to the south and the regions of [[Mahaica-Berbice]], [[Upper Demerara-Berbice]], [[Potaro-Siparuni]] and [[Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo]] to the west.


Towns in the region include [[New Amsterdam, Guyana|New Amsterdam]], [[Corriverton]], [[Mara, Guyana|Mara]] and [[Rose Hall, Guyana|Rose Hall]].
Towns in the region include [[New Amsterdam, Guyana|New Amsterdam]], [[Corriverton]] and [[Rose Hall, Guyana|Rose Hall]].


The [[Corentyne River]] forms the whole of the eastern border with Suriname, though the southern-most section is disputed territory known as the [[Tigri Area]].
The [[Corentyne River]] forms the whole of the eastern border with Suriname, though the southernmost section is claimed by [[Suriname]] and is known in Guyana as the [[Tigri Area|New River Triangle]] or [[Tigri Area]] in Suriname.

[[Tamil people|Tamil (Madrasi)]] [[Indo-Guyanese|Indians]] are the majority in this region<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=rBkiZSDl9V8C&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=madrasi+guyana+region#v=onepage&q=madrasi%20guyana%20region&f=false |title = Translating Kali's Feast: The Goddess in Indo-Caribbean Ritual and Fiction|isbn = 9042013710|last1 = Stephanides|first1 = Stephanos|last2 = Singh|first2 = Karna|year = 2000}}</ref>.


==Population==
==Population==
The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002.<ref name=Census2002b>{{cite web |last=Beaie |first=Sonkarley Tiatun |title=Chapter 3: National Redistribution and Internal Migration |url=http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/pubs/Chapter3_Population_Redistribution_Internal_Migration.pdf |work=2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report |publisher=Bureau of Statistics |accessdate=29 August 2012 |page=51 |date=19 September 2007 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6ANd8NvxO?url=http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/pubs/Chapter3_Population_Redistribution_Internal_Migration.pdf |archivedate=2 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2012, the population of '''East Berbice-Corentyne''' was recorded at 109,431 people.<ref name=Census2002a>{{cite web|last=Beaie|first=Sonkarley Tiatun|title=National Population Trends: Size, Growth and Distribution|url=http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/census.html#popcenfinal|work=2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report|publisher=Bureau of Statistics|accessdate=29 August 2012|page=25|format=PDF Download|date=19 September 2007}}</ref> Official census records for the population of East Berbice-Corentyne are as follows:
The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002.<ref name=Census2002b>{{cite web |last=Beaie |first=Sonkarley Tiatun |title=Chapter 3: National Redistribution and Internal Migration |url=http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/pubs/Chapter3_Population_Redistribution_Internal_Migration.pdf |work=2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report |publisher=Bureau of Statistics |access-date=29 August 2012 |page=51 |date=19 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217151423/http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/pubs/Chapter3_Population_Redistribution_Internal_Migration.pdf |archive-date=17 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2012, the population of '''East Berbice-Corentyne''' was recorded at 109,431 people.<ref name=Census2002a>{{cite web|last=Beaie|first=Sonkarley Tiatun|title=National Population Trends: Size, Growth and Distribution|url=http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/census.html#popcenfinal|work=2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report|publisher=Bureau of Statistics|access-date=29 August 2012|page=25|format=PDF Download|date=19 September 2007|archive-date=9 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909144129/http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/census.html#popcenfinal|url-status=dead}}</ref> Official census records for the population of East Berbice-Corentyne are as follows:


*2012 : 109,431
*2012 : 109,431
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==Communities==
==Communities==
(including name variants):<ref name="census2012">{{cite web|url=https://statisticsguyana.gov.gy/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Population_By_Village_2012.zip |title=2012 Population by Village|website=Statistics Guyana|access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref>
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*Adventure
*Adventure
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*[[Alness, Guyana|Alness]] (Alnes)
*[[Alness, Guyana|Alness]] (Alnes)
*Ankerville - [[Port Mourant]]
*Ankerville - [[Port Mourant]]
*[[Barakara]] (Barakara Mission)
*[[Baracara]] (Barakara Mission/Wel te Vreeden)
*Belvedere
*Belvedere
*Betsy Ground
*Bloomfield
*Bloomfield
*[[Brandwagt-Sari]]
*Bound Yard - [[Port Mourant]]
*Bound Yard - [[Port Mourant]]
*Brighton
*Brighton
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*[[Corriverton]]
*[[Corriverton]]
*[[Crabwood Creek]]
*[[Crabwood Creek]]
*Cumberland
*Cumberland ( birthplace of [[Shimron Hetmyer]]}.
*Dukestown
*East Canje
*Epira (Epira Mission, Espera)
*Epira (Epira Mission, Espera)
*Eversham Village
*Friendship (Friendship Village, Corentyne)
*Friendship (Friendship Village, Corentyne)
*Free Yard - [[Port Mourant]]
*Free Yard - [[Port Mourant]]
*Fyrish (Fyrish Village)
*Fyrish (Fyrish Village)
*Gangaram
*Gangaram
*Goldspie
*Goed Bananen Land
*Good Hope
*Haswell - [[Port Mourant]]
*Haswell - [[Port Mourant]]
*Hogsty
*Islington
*Java
*Joanna
*Johns Settlement - [[Port Mourant]]
*Johns Settlement - [[Port Mourant]]
*[[Kasuela]] )Cashew Island)
*[[Karaudanawa]]
*[[Kumaka, East Berbice-Corentyne|Kumaka]]
*[[Kumaka, East Berbice-Corentyne|Kumaka]]
*Lancaster (lancaster Village)
*Lancaster (Lancaster Village)
*Leeds
*Leeds
*Letter Kenny
*Letter Kenny
*[[Lesbeholden]]
*Lesbeholden
*Limlair
*Limlair
*Liverpool
*Liverpool
*Macaw
*Manchester
*Manchester
*[[Mara, Guyana|Mara]]
*[[Mibikuri]]
*[[Mibikuri]]
*Miss Phoebe North And South- [[Port Mourant]]
*Miss Phoebe North And South- [[Port Mourant]]
*[[Moleson Creek]]
*[[Moleson Creek]]
*[[New Amsterdam, Guyana|New Amsterdam]]
*[[New Amsterdam, Guyana|New Amsterdam]]
*New Forest
*New Ground Village
*New Hampshire
*New Hampshire
*Number Forty-Three
*Number 43 (Joppa)
*Number Forty-five
*Number 45
*Number Forty-six
*Number 46
*Number Forty-seven
*Number 48 (Floyd Ward)
*Number Fort-Eight
*Number 50 (Leeds)
*Number Fifty-nine
*Number 51
*Number Sixty
*Number 53 (Union)
*Number Sixty-one
*Number 55
*Number Sixty-two
*Number 59
*Number Sixty-three
*Number 60
*Number Sixty-Four
*Number 61
*Number Sixty-six
*Number 62
*Number Sixty-seven
*Number 63 (Benab)
*Number Sixty-eight
*Number 64 (Babylon)
*Number Sixty-nine
*Number 65 (New Market)
*Number Seventy
*Number 67
*Number 80
*Number 68 (Carnarvon)
*Number 69 (Friendship)
*Number 70 (Massiah)
*Nurney
*Nurney
*[[Orealla]] (Oreala, Orealla Mission)
*[[Orealla]] (Oreala, Orealla Mission)
*[[Port Mourant]] (Port Mourant Village)
*[[Port Mourant]] (Port Mourant Village)
*Portuguese Quarters - [[Port Mourant]]
*Portuguese Quarters - [[Port Mourant]]
*Princetown
*Providence Place
*Reliance
*Reliance
*Rising (Rising Sun)
*Rising (Rising Sun, Number 47)
*[[Rose Hall, Guyana|Rose Hall]]
*[[Rose Hall, Guyana|Rose Hall]]
*Rose Hall Village
*Scottsburg
*[[Skeldon, Guyana|Skeldon]] (Skeldon Place)
*[[Skeldon, Guyana|Skeldon]] (Skeldon Place)
*Smythfield
*Smythfield
*Springlands (Springlands Place)
*Springlands (Springlands Place, Eliza and Mary)
*Stanleytown
*Stanleytown
*Tain Settlement - [[Port Mourant]]
*Tain Settlement - [[Port Mourant]]
*Tain Resource - [[Port Mourant]]
*Tain Resource - [[Port Mourant]]
*Tarlogie (Tarlogie Farm)
*Train Line Dam - [[Port Mourant]]
*Train Line Dam - [[Port Mourant]]
*Ulverston
*Ulverston
*Ward Village
*[[Wel te Vreeden]]
*West Canje
*Whim
*Whim
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*Williamsburg
*Yakusari
*Yakusari
*Hackstyle
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* Williamsburg
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==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Geography}}
{{Portal|Geography}}
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
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{{Regions of Guyana}}
{{Regions of Guyana}}


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Latest revision as of 16:00, 14 November 2024

East Berbice-Corentyne
Region 6
Administrative Region
Strand, New Amsterdam (before 1900)
Strand, New Amsterdam (before 1900)
Flag of East Berbice-Corentyne
Flag
Map of Guyana showing East Berbice-Corentyne region
Map of Guyana showing East Berbice-Corentyne region
CountryGuyana
Regional CapitalNew Amsterdam
Area
 • Total
36,234 km2 (13,990 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total
109,431
 • Density3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
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East Berbice-Corentyne (Region 6) is one of ten regions in Guyana covering the whole of the east of the country. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the Nickerie District and Sipaliwini District of Suriname to the east, Brazil to the south and the regions of Mahaica-Berbice, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Potaro-Siparuni and Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo to the west.

Towns in the region include New Amsterdam, Corriverton and Rose Hall.

The Corentyne River forms the whole of the eastern border with Suriname, though the southernmost section is claimed by Suriname and is known in Guyana as the New River Triangle or Tigri Area in Suriname.

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 East Berbice-Corentyne was recorded at 109,431 people.[3] Official census records for the population of East Berbice-Corentyne are as follows:

  • 2012 : 109,431
  • 2002 : 123,695
  • 1991 : 142,541
  • 1980 : 152,386

Communities

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(including name variants):[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Macmillan Publishers (2009). "Administrative Regions - 5 and 6". Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana. Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean. p. 35. ISBN 9780333934173.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Beaie, Sonkarley Tiatun (19 September 2007). "National Population Trends: Size, Growth and Distribution". 2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report. Bureau of Statistics. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF Download) on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  4. ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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