Georgetown is the
capital
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and largest city of
Guyana. It is situated in
Demerara-Mahaica, region 4, on the
Atlantic Ocean
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coast, at the mouth of the
Demerara River. It is nicknamed the "Garden City of the Caribbean." It is the retail, administrative, and financial services centre of the country, and the city accounts for a large portion of Guyana's GDP. The city recorded a population of 118,363 in the 2012 census.
All executive departments of Guyana's government are located in the city, including
Parliament Building, Guyana's Legislative Building and the Court of Appeals, Guyana's highest judicial court. The
State House (the official residence of the head of state), as well as the offices and residence of the head of government, are both located in the city. The
CARICOM headquarters is also based in Georgetown.
Georgetown is also known for its British colonial architecture, including the tall painted-timber
St. George's Cathedral and the iconic
Stabroek Market
Stabroek Market is the largest market of Georgetown, Guyana. Located in the centre of the capital city, the market is housed in an iron and steel structure with a prominent clock tower.
Construction
In 1842, the Georgetown Town Council designa ...
.
History
The city of Georgetown began as a small town in the 18th century. Originally, the capital of the
Demerara-Essequibo colony was located on
Borsselen Island in the
Demerara River under the administration of the
Dutch. When the colony was captured by the
British in 1781, Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Kingston chose the mouth of the Demerara River for the establishment of a town which was situated between Plantations
Werk-en-rust and Vlissengen.
It was the French who made it a capital city when they colonised it in 1782. The French called the capital Longchamps. When the town was restored to the Dutch in 1784, it was renamed
Stabroek after
Nicolaas Geelvinck, Lord of Stabroek, and president of the
Dutch West India Company. Eventually the town expanded and covered the estates of Vlissengen, La Bourgade and Eve Leary to the North, and Werk-en-rust and La Repentir to the South.
It was renamed Georgetown on 29 April 1812 in honour of
King George III
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. On 5 May 1812, an ordinance was passed to the effect that the town formerly called Stabroek, with districts extending from La Penitence to the bridges in
Kingston and entering upon the road to the military camps, shall be called Georgetown.
The ordinance provided that the various districts of Georgetown shall be known by their own names. The supervision of Georgetown was to be done by a committee chosen by the governor and Court of Policy. Estimates of expenditure were to be prepared.
By 1806, the owner of Vlissingen asked to be exempted from the responsibility of maintaining the road which is now called Camp Street, but the Court refused the request. In 1810, the maintenance of the roads in the area called Georgetown cost 11,000 guilders per annum.
The governing body of Georgetown was once a Board of Police. The Board of Police was chosen by the governor and the Court of Policy. It came into existence as the result of disputes among various organisations which controlled the districts. The board met monthly but what was discussed is not on the records between 1825 and 1837. Newspapers in the colony were prohibited by law from reporting public matters.
The post of Commissary of Police was not regarded as important. People elected to the board invariably declined to attend meetings and never gave reasons for their refusal. It was, therefore, decided that individuals elected to the board were bound to serve for two years, or suffer a penalty of 1,000 guilders. The Board of Police was abolished when an ordinance was passed to establish a mayor and town council.
Georgetown gained official city status on 24 August 1842 during the reign of
Queen Victoria
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.
The names of Georgetown's wards and streets reflect the influence of the Dutch, French and English who administered the town at different periods of history.
Cummingsburg was originally named Plantation La Bourgade by its first owner, Jacques Salignac. It was laid out in streets and building lots by its second proprietor, Thomas Cuming, a Scotsman, from whom it gets its current name. He made a presentation of the
Militia Parade Ground and Promenade Gardens to the town as a gift. Carmichael Street was named after General
Hugh Lyle Carmichael who served as governor from 1812 to 1813. He died in March 1813 and was buried in the Officers' Cemetery, Eve Leary.
Water Street was so called because it ran along the riverside and formed the original river dam. High Street formed the leading road from the East Bank to the East Coast of Demerara. The part of High Street that ran through Cummingsburg was called Main Street. Camp Street received its name because it was the road which led to the camp or garrison at the northern end of the city. Kingston got its name from King George of Great Britain. It was part of Pln. Eve Leary which was named after the wife or daughter of its owner, Cornelis Leary. Some of the streets of Kingston have military names because the garrison used to be located there, e.g. Parade Street, Barrack Street and Fort Street.
Lacytown was another leasehold portion of Plantation Vlissengen. Luke M. Hill*states that it was named after the lessee, George Lacy, who was related to the family of General Sir De Lacy Evans (sic. - General Sir George de Lacy Evans GCB), a Crimean war hero. The owner of Vlissengen was Joseph Bourda, Member of the Court of Policy. After his son and heir disappeared at sea, the government claimed the property under the authority of the Vlissengen Ordinance of 1876. A new district of Bourda was laid out and Lacytown was improved by the Board of Vlissengen Commissioners.
Bourda Street and the ward of Bourda were named after Joseph Bourda, Member of the Court of Policy and former owner of Pln. Vlissengen. It was laid out by the Commissioner of Vlissengen in 1879. The
Bourda Cemetery holds the remains of many citizens of Georgetown. Only those persons who owned family vaults or burial rights in the enclosed ground used it.
In 1945, a large fire (The Great Fire) broke out in the city, causing widespread damage.
Geography
Georgetown is located on Guyana's Atlantic coast on the east bank of Demerara River estuary. The terrain in this part of the country where the city is located is flat coastal plains. The city is surrounded by a blanket of cane fields along with marshy swamps, and savannah lands on its east and south. The elevation of the land is one metre below the high tide level. This low elevation is protected by a retaining wall known as the seawall to keep the ocean out and an innovative network of canals with kokers to drain the city of excess water.
Climate
Georgetown has a year-round hot trade-wind
tropical rainforest climate
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(
Af). Relative humidity fluctuates throughout the year with the highest occurring in May, June, August and December–January; these months are usually the rainiest part of the year. Between the months of September to November relative humidity is lower ushering in the drier season.
Georgetown does not truly have a
dry season
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– monthly precipitation in all 12 months is above . Because of its location Georgetown's temperatures are moderated by the North-East
trade winds
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blowing in from the North Atlantic and so it rarely sees temperatures above 31 degrees Celsius.
Transportation
Air
The
Cheddi Jagan International Airport
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(formerly Timehri Airport) acts as the major air transportation hub for the city, which is located on the right bank of the Demerara River, 41 kilometres south of Georgetown. Closer to the city is
Ogle Airport, with a terminal facility geared to handle regional, international and inter-Caricom flights, connecting CARICOM states with the CARICOM Secretariat. Helicopters also use this airport for the support of offshore oil and gas exploration activities.
Land
The four-lane East Coast Highway was completed in 2005.
Georgetown is served by private buses. There is a regular coach service between Georgetown and Boa Vista in
Brazil
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. The
Demerara Harbour Bridge is a major crossing point. Taxi service is available almost everywhere along the coast including in large numbers in Georgetown.
Water
Georgetown also is home to a
seaport
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. The Demerara River is navigable by oceangoing vessels up to roughly 100 km upriver.
Demographics
Georgetown recorded a population of 118,363 in the 2012 Guyanese census, down 12 percent from the 134,497 people counted in the 2002 census.
[ In 2002, about 70,962 (53%) listed themselves as ]Black
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/ African; 31,902 (24%) as mixed; 26,542 (20%) as East Indian; 1,441 (1.1%) as Amerindian; 1,075 (0.8%) as Portuguese; 475 (0.35%) as Chinese; 2,265 (1.7%) as "don't know/not stated"; 196 (0.15%) as white
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not of Portuguese descent; 35 as "other".
Points of interest
Georgetown is laid out in a north–south, east–west grid, interlaced with canals protected by kokers (sluices), built by the Dutch and later the British that provide drainage to a city that lies below high-tide level. A long seawall helps prevent flooding. The city has numerous boulevards and contains many wooden colonial buildings and markets.
Most of the main buildings are centred around the western region of the town. Around the western-central area is Independence Square and Promenade Gardens
Promenade Gardens is a garden in Georgetown, Guyana.
To the south is (Parade Ground), the site of public execution of slaves who participated in the uprising of 1823. The park is separated from the gardens by Middle Street.
The park is bound ...
, the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology, the National Library (built by Andrew Carnegie
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), the Bank of Guyana
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Bank logo
The Bank's logo is divided into four ...
, Company Path Garden, the National Museum of Guyana
Guyana National Museum is a museum in Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana. It was established on 13 February 1868.
The idea of starting a museum was conceived by members of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society (RACS) of British Guia ...
and State House (built 1852) where the president resides, St. George's Anglican Cathedral and the Red House.
The Georgetown Cenotaph
The Georgetown Cenotaph is a war memorial in Georgetown, Guyana, located at the junction of Main and Church Streets.
The Cenotaph was unveiled on August 14, 1923, by the then Governor, Graeme Thomson, and the first Armistice Day observance took pl ...
, at Main and Church Streets, was built in 1923. It is the site of Remembrance Day (Remembrance Sunday) services in November each year.
To the south of this region is where the neo-Gothic
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City Hall
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(1889) is to be found, as well as the Victoria Law Courts (1887), the Parliament Building (1829–1834), the large Stabroek Market
Stabroek Market is the largest market of Georgetown, Guyana. Located in the centre of the capital city, the market is housed in an iron and steel structure with a prominent clock tower.
Construction
In 1842, the Georgetown Town Council designa ...
(1792) containing the prominent cast-iron clock tower that dominates the city sky line, the Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
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* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...
Brickdam Cathedral
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, City Engineer House, the Magistrate's Court, St. Andrew's Kirk (1818) and Independence Arch.
The northern area of the city near the Atlantic coast contains Splashmins Fun Park Splashmins Fun Park and Resort is an amusement park near Georgetown, Guyana. It is located on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway. The theme park features shows, plant life and beaches. The park is built on one hundred and sixty four acres of amidst numer ...
, Fort William Frederick, a park and the Umana Yana
The Umana Yana (pronounced ''oo-man-a yan-na'') is a conical palm thatched hut ( benab) erected for the Non-Aligned Foreign Ministers Conference in Georgetown, Guyana in August 1972 as a V.I.P. lounge and recreation centre.
History
The Umana Yana ...
, a conical thatched building built by Wai-Wai Amerindians using traditional techniques. It was built for the 1972 Non-Aligned Foreign Ministers Conference
The Non-Aligned Foreign Ministers Conference was held in Georgetown, Guyana from 8 August to 12 August 1972.
It was attended by delegations from 59 Non-Aligned Movement member countries, 12 delegations of observers and 8 guests. The Royal Govern ...
. The Umana Yana burnt down in 2010 but was rebuilt in 2016. The Georgetown Lighthouse is a famous landmark.
The Guyana National Park is an urban park in the city. More inland, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods are the Guyana Zoo
Guyana Zoo (officially Guyana Zoological Park) is a zoo located in Georgetown, the capital of Guyana. The zoo officially opened in 1952, but its grounds had been used as botanical gardens since 1895. Some of its most popular attractions are harpy ...
, Botanical Gardens and Castellani House. The city's suburbs are also home to the Museum of African Heritage
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located in Bel Air Park.
Sports
Georgetown hosted the CaribeBasket, the top international basketball tournament for countries in the Caribbean
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in 1981, 1988 and 1994.
Performing arts
Georgetown's theatre scene is dominantly concentrated on the stages of the National Cultural Centre. Plays are also staged at the theatre guild of Guyana. This is the oldest theatrical performance facility in Guyana. It was opened in 1957 and restored in 2007.
Neighbourhoods
Central Georgetown
The central city includes the Business district as well as the seat of the national Government.
Greater Georgetown
Northeastern Georgetown also has many significant business headquarters, such as for University of Guyana, Guyana Sugar Corporation
The Guyana Sugar Corporation, or GuySuCo, is a Guyanese sugar company owned by the government. It is the country's largest cultivator and producer of sugar, a historically important commodity in the country. They produce Demerara Sugar for export ...
, and the CARICOM Secretariat. Also here are The Cyril Potter College of Education
The Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) is a higher education institution in Georgetown, Guyana.
The school's main campus is in Turkeyen, with an additional training center in Anna Regina.
History
The college was established in September ...
, Guyana International Conference Centre, and Eugene F. Correira International Airport
Eugene F. Correia International Airport is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Guyana, east of the capital, Georgetown, in the Demerara-Mahaica region.
In 2013, LIAT began scheduled passenger airline flights between the airport and Barbad ...
.
This area also has a number of exclusive gated communities. Bel Air Park, Bel Air Gardens, Lamaha Gardens and Bel Air Springs are well known ultimately as places for the rich and powerful.
North of Georgetown lies Main Street, where the head of state's official residence as well as the Ministry of Finance. East of Georgetown stretches towards the Avenue of the Republic, where Georgetown's city hall building is located, and St. George's Cathedral. Also on the east side is Brickdam, which is the single most concentrated area of executive departments and agencies. The Ministries of Health, Education, Home Affairs, Housing and Water are all located on Brickdam.
West of Stabroek Market is the Port of Georgetown, the largest and busiest shipping point in Guyana. Stabroek Market itself contains the Ministry of Labour as well as the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security. It is also the host facility for the equally famous Stabroek markets. Regent Street is considered Georgetown's premier shopping district and Sheriff Street is the main entertainment area containing most of the city's clubs, bars and restaurants.
South Georgetown
The south end incorporates communities of neighbourhoods along the eastern bank of the Demerara River such as Sophia, Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Albouystown, and Agricola. Those are well known and highly regarded poor areas of the city. Some areas such as Houston Estates, Ruimvelt and Thirst Park have retained high levels of affluence.
Crime
Armed robberies occur regularly in Georgetown, especially in businesses and shopping districts. Particularly high crime areas of Georgetown include Tiger Bay, Albouystown, Sophia, all of south Georgetown, Buxton and Agricola. Robberies are a daily occurrence in the Stabroek Market
Stabroek Market is the largest market of Georgetown, Guyana. Located in the centre of the capital city, the market is housed in an iron and steel structure with a prominent clock tower.
Construction
In 1842, the Georgetown Town Council designa ...
area. A number of assaults have taken place in the botanical garden
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.
Utilities
Power is supplied by the state-owned and controlled Guyana Power and Light
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. Water supply and sanitation in Guyana is handled by state-owned Guyana Water Incorporated.
Notable people
*Joy Ford Austin
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, non-profit executive and philanthropist, born in Georgetown
* Julian Austin (1949), Olympic field-hockey player
*Sudesh Fitzgerald
Sudesh P. Fitzgerald (born 8 August 1986, in Georgetown) is a Guyanese professional darts player. His nickname is His Majesty.
Playing career
Fitzgerald reached the semi-final of the 2008 WDF Americas Cup Singles, losing to Canada's Jerry Hul ...
, professional darts player, born in Georgetown
* Lance Gibbs (born 1934), former member of the West Indies cricket team
* David A. Granger (born 1945), former President of Guyana
*R. B. Greaves
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, an American singer born in Georgetown, Guyana
*Saint Jhn
Carlos St. John Phillips (born August 26, 1986), known professionally as Saint Jhn (stylized as SAINt JHN; pronounced "Saint John"), is a Guyanese-American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
He is best known for the 2019 remix to ...
, born Carlos St. John Phillips, American-born singer and rapper, raised between Brooklyn
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and Georgetown.
* Wilson Harris, Guyanese writer
* Roger Harper (born 1963), former member of the West Indies cricket team
* Carl Hooper (born 1966), former member of the West Indies cricket team
*Donald Kayum
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Kayum was born in British Guiana at Georgetown. After studying at Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate and playing cricket for Broadstairs CC, he attended the Unive ...
(born 1955), cricketer
*Clive Lloyd
Sir Clive Hubert Lloyd (born 31 August 1944) is a Guyanese-British former cricketer who played for the West Indies cricket team. As a boy he went to Chatham High School in Georgetown. At the age of 14 he was captain of his school cricket tea ...
(born 1944), captain West Indies cricket team
*Thomas Moulder
Thomas Henry Knight Moulder (25 May 1872 – 9 June 1920) was a Guyanese first-class cricketer.
Moulder was born at Georgetown in British Guiana in May 1872. He played three first-class cricket matches for Demerara in the 1891–92 Inter- ...
(1872–1920), cricketer
*Manzoor Nadir
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Biography
Mazoon Nadir was born in Albouysto ...
, former minister and current Speaker of the National Assembly
* C. C. H. Pounder, a Guyanese-American actress, born in Georgetown
* Walter Rodney, historian of Africa, born in Georgetown, Guyana
* John Rodriguez, former Canadian MP and Mayor of Sudbury
*Dušan Velkaverh
Dušan Velkaverh (12 September 1943 – 1 February 2016) was a Slovenian lyricist.
Early life
Dušan Velkaverh was born on 12 September 1943 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana) to a Slovene sailor and an English nurse. In 1942, during ...
, Slovenia
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n lyricist, born in Georgetown, Guyana
*Oscar Weber
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Weber was born at Georgetown in British Guiana. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Demerara against Barbados at Bay Pasture, Barbados ...
(1871–1946), cricketer
* Letitia Wright, a Guyanese actress, born in Georgetown
* John Agard, a poet born in Georgetown,Guyana
*Oneeka Williams
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(born 1966), Guyanese writer and surgeon
*Grace Nichols
Grace Nichols FRSL (born 1950) is a Guyanese poet who moved to Britain in 1977, before which she worked as a teacher and journalist in Guyana. Her first collection, ''I is a Long-Memoried Woman'' (1983), won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize. In De ...
(born 1950) Guyanese poet
Twin towns – sister cities
Georgetown has several sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International
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:
* – St. Louis, Missouri
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, United States
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* – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
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