Paradise, Guyana
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Paradise | |
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  Paradise | |
| Coordinates: 6°46′18″N 58°00′01″W / 6.7716°N 58.0002°W | |
| Country |  Guyana |
| Region | Demerara-Mahaica |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 2,050 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 |
Paradise is a village located in the Demerara-Mahaica region of Guyana, and used to be its regional capital, however the administrative building burnt down in 2006, and the regional capital moved to Triumph.[2][3] (Paradise is also the name of several other smaller villages in Guyana; one in Region 5, Region 10, and two in Region 2.)[4]
Paradise has a primary school.[5]
The village also had a team[6] in the 592 Inter-Village Football Festival, a local event started in 2019 to encourage football in the East Coast Demerara area.[7] The Paradise Invaders team plays in the Berbice Football Association (BFA) ‘West Berbice League.[8][9]
