Charity, Guyana
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Charity | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Alfro Complex in Charity | |
  Charity Location in Guayana | |
| Coordinates: 7°24′N 58°36′W / 7.400°N 58.600°W | |
| Country |  Guyana |
| Region No.2 | Pomeroon-Supenaam |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 1,485 |
Charity is a small township in Guyana, located in the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region No.2, which is part of the Essequibo County.
The government of Charity is managed by the Charity/Urasara Neighbourhood Democratic Council.[2] Charity has a recently constructed Magistrate’s Court. St Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church is in Charity,[3]
Alfro Alphonso, a businessman in the area, established Charity’s only five-story structure, a landmark in the area.[3]
The fish port at Charity buys from fishermen and sells to the domestic and international markets.[4]
In 1640, the area was settled by the Dutch as part of Pomeroon. The cotton plantation Vryden Hope was located at present day Charity. The plantation was later abandoned and in 1840 resettled by Portuguese as a coffee plantation. In 1908, the government of British Guiana bought the lands and started constructing a road along the coast. In 1928, a medical centre opened which was converted to a hospital in 1935.[5]
