Rose Hall, Guyana
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Rose Hall | |
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Town | |
  Rose Hall Location in Guyana | |
| Coordinates: 6°15′12″N 57°21′26″W / 6.25323°N 57.35712°W | |
| Country |  Guyana |
| Region | East Berbice-Corentyne |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 4,433 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 |
| Climate | Af |
Rose Hall is a community in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region of Guyana. Rose Hall is 14 miles east of New Amsterdam.
Rose Hall began as land owned by Dutch planters; it was purchased by former slaves in 1842 and became a village in 1908.[2] During the period after its establishment as a village, the lands of Rose Hall were formally surveyed and divided to normalise ownership among residents. This process was conducted on June 3, 1910, by J.C. Gibson, Esq., acting under governor Frederick Mitchell Hodgson.[3] In 1970, it became a town, celebrating its 50th anniversary on September 21, 2020.[4] It has three wards: Middle Rose Hall, East Rose Hall and Williamsburg, and an area of 13km2. Rose hall serves a population of roughly 17,000.[5][6]
