Campbelltown, Guyana

Campbelltown
Village
Campbelltown
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 5°17′22″N 59°09′21″W / 5.2895°N 59.1557°W / 5.2895; -59.1557
Country Guyana
RegionPotaro-Siparuni
Government
 • ToshaoMarbell Thomas (2018)[1]
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total
c.300

Campbelltown is an Amerindian village in the Potaro-Siparuni Region of Guyana, north of Mahdia. The village has been named after Stephen Campbell, the first Amerindian member of Parliament in Guyana.[3]

Overview

The village has merged with neighbouring Mahdia,[2] and is not listed separately on the census.[4] Even though Mahdia has a town status, Campbelltown is still governed by the Toshao.[5]

References

  1. ^ "New Campbelltown toshao banks on experience to get the job done". Stabroek News. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Campbelltown". Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Indigenous Peoples of the A-B-C countries of South America". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Mahdia declared Guyana's 10th town". Stabroek News. Retrieved 17 August 2020.