Pomeroon-Supenaam
| Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region 2) | |
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| Country | Guyana |
| Regional Capital | Anna Regina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,195 km2 (2,392 sq mi) |
| Population (2002)[1] | |
| • Total | 49,253 |
| • Density | 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi) |
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Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region 2) is a region in Guyana, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara to the east, the region of Cuyuni-Mazaruni to the south and the region of Barima-Waini to the west. Pomeroon-Supenaam contains the towns of Anna Regina, Charity, Pickersgill, Spring Garden and Suddie. In 2002, an Official Census by the Government of Guyana listed the population of the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region at 49,243.[1]
There are 3 lakes on the Essequibo Coast - Capoey, Mainstay and Hot and Cold. Capoey is near Anna Regina. The 3 lakes symbolize three of the standard elements, with earth being represented by the land.
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[edit] Population
The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002.[3] In 2002, the population of Pomeroon-Supenaam was recorded at 49,253 people.[1] Official census records for the population of the Pomeroon-Supenaam region are as follows:
- 2002 : 49,253
- 1991 : 43,455
- 1980 : 42,341
[edit] Communities
(including name variants):
- Adventure
- Akawini Mission
- Amazon
- Anna Regina
- Aurora
- Aurora Estate
- Airy Hall
- Abrams Zuil
- Annandale
- Affiance
- Aberdeen
- Bel Alliance
- Bethany
- Bounty Hall
- Better Hope
- Bush Lot
- Cotton Field
- Capoey
- Cullen
- Columbia
- Charity
- Danielstown
- Dartmouth
- Dryshore
- Devonshire Castle
- Dawa
- Durung Bang
- Eurowa
- Fear Not
- Fair Field
- Golden Fleece (Golden Fleece Plantation)
- Good Hope
- Hoff Van Aurich
- Hibernia
- Hust-ti-Deiren
- Henritta
- Hampton Court
- Issororo
- Johanna Cecilia
- Kabakaburi
- Lenunion
- Little Alliance
- Land of Plenty
- Lima
- Machabo
- Middlesex
- Maria's Lodge
- Marlborough
- New Road
- Onderneeming
- Pomona
- Paradise
- Perth
- Perseverance
- Queenstown (Queenstown Village)
- Riverstown
- Reliance
- Richmond
- Sparta
- Saint Nicholas (Saint Nicholas Mission)
- Simiri
- Sirikie
- Somerset and Berks
- Suddie
- Wakapau Village
- Supenaam
- Spring Garden
- Taymouth Manor
- Three Friends
- Windsor Castle
- Walton Hall
- Zorg
- Zorg-en-Light
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Beaie, Sonkarley Tiatun (19 September 2007). "National Population Trends: Size, Growth and Distribution" (PDF Download). 2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report. Bureau of Statistics. p. 25. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ Macmillan Publishers (2009). "Administrative Regions - 2 and 3". Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana. Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean. p. 34. ISBN 9780333934173.
- ^ 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 on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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