Mahaica-Berbice

Mahaica-Berbice
Region 5
Administrative Region
Map of Guyana showing Mahaica-Berbice region
CountryGuyana
Regional CapitalFort Wellington
Area
 • Total
4,190 km2 (1,620 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total
57,667
 • Density13.8/km2 (35.6/sq mi)
[1]

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.

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]

See also


References

  1. ^ Macmillan Publishers (2009). "Administrative Regions - 5 and 6". Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana. Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean. p. 35. ISBN 9780333934173.
  2. ^ 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 (PDF) on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Guyana: Regions, Major Towns & Rural Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2026-01-31. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  5. ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

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