Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region 2) is a

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Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

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claims the territory as part of

Guayana Esequiba (), sometimes also called or Essequibo, is a disputed territory of west of the Essequibo River that is administered and controlled by Guyana but claimed by Venezuela.

. It borders the

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to the north, the region of

Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region 3) is a region of Guyana. Split in two by the Essequibo River, Venezuela claims the territory to the west of Essequibo river as part of Delta Amacuro state, what represents Essequibo Islands. Unlike Wes ...

to the east, the region of

Cuyuni-Mazaruni Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region 7) is a region of Guyana. Venezuela claims the territory as part of Guayana Esequiba. It borders the regions of Barima-Waini, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara and Pomeroon-Supenaam to the north, the region of Upper De ...

to the south and the region of

Barima-Waini Barima-Waini (Region 1) is a region of Guyana. Venezuela claims the territory as part of Guayana Esequiba. The region is located in the northwest of the country and has a population of 26,941. It covers an area of . It borders the Atlantic Ocean ...

to the west. Pomeroon-Supenaam contains the town of

Anna Regina Anna Regina is the capital of the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region of Guyana. Anna Regina stands on the Atlantic coast, northwest of the mouth of the Essequibo River, 19 km north of Adventure, and was established as a town in 1970. Its population w ...

and the villages of

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, Pickersgill, Spring Garden and

Suddie Suddie is a community in the Pomeroon-Supenaam region of Guyana, located on the Atlantic Ocean, one mile north of Onderneeming. Suddie Hospital is a small (approximately 100-bed) hospital. Rural outreach clinics are sent into the interior and alon ...

. In 2012, an Official Census by the Government of Guyana listed the population of the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region at 46,810. There are three lakes on the Essequibo Coast - Capoey, Mainstay and Hot and Cold. Capoey is near

. The three lakes symbolize three of the standard elements, with earth being represented by the land.

Population

The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002. In 2002, the population of Pomeroon-Supenaam was recorded at 49,253 people. Official census records for the population of the Pomeroon-Supenaam region are as follows: *2012 : 46,810 *2002 : 49,253 *1991 : 43,455 *1980 : 42,341

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(including name variants): *Aberdeen *Abrams Zuil *

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*Affiance *Akawini Mission *Amazon *Andrews *

* Annandale *Aurora *

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*Better Hope *Better Success *Bounty Hall *

Bush Lot There are several communities named Bush Lot in Guyana. This article covers four locations. Mahaica-Berbice Bush Lot is a community in the Mahaica-Berbice Region 5 of Guyana, approximately 56 miles from Georgetown, the capital. and mostly Indo-Gu ...

* Capoey *

*Columbia *Cullen *Danielstown *Dartmouth *Devonshire Castle *Dryshore *Fair Field *Fear Not *Golden Fleece (Golden Fleece Plantation) *Hackney *

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*Henrietta *Hibernia *Huis'T Dieren * Jacklow *Johanna Cecilia *

Kabakaburi Kabakaburi is an Amerindian village in the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region of Guyana on the Pomeroon River, from its mouth. The village was founded in 1845 by William Henry Brett on the location where Fort Durban used to be. The name of the village i ...

*La Belle Alliance *Land of Plenty * Lima Sands * Mainstay/Whyaka *Maria's Lodge *Middlesex *

Onderneeming Onderneeming is a village in the Pomeroon-Supenaam region of Guyana. The village is located on the Atlantic coast. Its population was 1,095 in 2012. History Onderneeming started as a plantation. After the abolitionism of slavery in 1833, Indian ...

*Perseverance *Perth *Pomona * Queenstown *Reliance *Richmond *Saint Nicholas (Saint Nicholas Mission) *Sirikie *Somerset and Berks *Sparta * Spring Garden *

St. Monica Karawab St. Monica Karawab is a village in the Pomeroon-Supenaam region of Guyana. The village is an Amerindian village. Location The village is located on the eastern bank of the Upper Pomeroon River, 40 miles from Charity on the Essequibo Coast. It ...

Supenaam Supenaam is a port village located in the Pomeroon-Supenaam region of Guyana. Supenaam is home to the ferry across the Essequibo River to Parika. The ferry is the main link between the western half of Guyana and the eastern half. Overview Supenaa ...

*Taymouth Manor *Three Friends *

Wakapau The Arawak village of Wakapau (or Wakapoa) is located in the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region of Guyana, on the Wakapau River, a tributary on the west bank of the Pomeroon River, from its mouth. The name originates from the Lokono word ‘Wakokwãn’, w ...

Village *Walton Hall *Windsor Castle *Zorg

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Henrietta Catholic Church — 1840 - panoramio.jpg, Henrietta Catholic Church Mainstay Lake - panoramio (1).jpg, Mainstay Lake Lima Sands Primary School - panoramio.jpg, Lima Sands Primary School Capoey Lake HDR - panoramio.jpg, Capoey Lake Siriki Creek - Pomeroon - panoramio.jpg, Siriki Creek

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