Mahaica-Berbice
Region of Guyana
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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.
Mahaica-Berbice
Region 5 | |
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Administrative Region | |
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 Map of Guyana showing Mahaica-Berbice region | |
| Country | Guyana |
| Regional Capital | Fort Wellington |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,190 km2 (1,620 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• Total | 57,667 |
| • Density | 13.8/km2 (35.6/sq mi) |
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It contains the villages of Rosignol, Fort Wellington, and Mahaicony.
The Mahaica River marks the region's western border and the Berbice River its eastern border. The Mahaicony and Abary rivers run south to north.
Population
Since the 1980 administrative reforms, the Government of Guyana has administered official censuses in 1980, 1991, 2002, 2012 and 2022.[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:
- 2022 : 57,667[4]
- 2012 : 49,723
- 2002 : 52,400
- 1991 : 51,280
- 1980 : 53,898
Communities
(including name variants):[5]
- Abary
- 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
