Anna Regina is the capital of the

Pomeroon-Supenaam Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region 2) is a Regions of Guyana, region of Guyana. Venezuela claims the territory as part of Guayana Esequiba. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara to the east, the region ...

Region of

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. Anna Regina stands on the

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coast, northwest of the mouth of the

Essequibo River The Essequibo River ( Spanish: ''Río Esequibo'' originally called by Alonso de Ojeda ''Río Dulce'') is the largest river in Guyana, and the largest river between the Orinoco and Amazon. Rising in the Acarai Mountains near the Brazil–Guyana b ...

, 19 km north of

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, and was established as a town in 1970. Its population was 2,064 in 2012. There has been a Dutch plantation at the site since the early 1800s. Later it changed ownership to an Englishman who had two daughters: Anna and Regina. Anna Regina has a market, a community centre and a

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. In June 2009

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established a branch in the town. A number of sites in Anna Regina have historical significance. In 1988, the Damon Monument was erected to honour Damon, a slave who was executed after protesting against the introduction of

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. Other sites include Damon's Cross, the Aurora Chimney and estate House, Anna Regina Bridge, Anna Regina Chimney, St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church and several Dutch tombs.NationalTrust.gov.gy

Mainstay Lake Mainstay Lake is a lake in the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region of Guyana, near the Atlantic coast, northwest of the mouth of the Essequibo River, north of Adventure. There is a stretch of white sand at the edge of the lake. Economic activity A resor ...

is 5 miles from Anna Regina.

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Populated places in Pomeroon-Supenaam {{Guyana-geo-stub

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