WIC.jpg symbol type image map Map of Demerara, 1759.jpg image map caption The Demarara colony in 1759 ... N 58 10 W . capital Georgetown, Guyana Stabroek common languages Dutch language Dutch Demerara lang ... courses of the Demerara River , and its main town was Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown . Natural brown sugar Demerara sugar is so named because originally it came from sugar cane fields in the colony of Demerara. History In 1781 the American revolution induced the Dutch Republic to join with the Bourbon ..., a squadron was detached to take possession of the colonies of Essequebo and Demerara, which was accomplished without much difficulty. ref Hadden p.64 ref In 1782 the French Recapture of Demerara ... , but re took control of it a year later. On 13 August 1814 the British combined the colonies of Demerara and Essequibo into the colony of Demerara Essequibo . On 20 November 1815 the colony was formally ceded to Britain by the Netherlands. On 21 July 1831 Demerara Essequibo united with Berbice as British Guiana , now Guyana . Demerara is now one of three counties of Guyana, the other two being Berbice and Essequibo . The name Demerara comes from a variant of the Arawakan languages Arawak word ... Guyana the Name Bot generated title ref Large slave rebellions broke out in West Demerara in 1795 and on the Demerara rebellion of 1823 East Coast of Demerara in 1823 . ref name mcgowan cite web url ... to stuff dead animals . Shivnarine Chanderpaul , West Indies cricketer Commanders of Demerara Jonathan ... &ndash 27 March 1802 Governors of Demerara Robert Kingston Governor Robert Kingston 27 February ... in 1814 de Demerara es Demerara fr D m rara it Demerara nl Demerary no Demerara sq Demerara ... more details
Demerara may refer to Demerara in Guyana One of the original British colonies that make up present day Guyana. Demerara sugar, a natural brown sugar from Guyana. Demerara River , a river of Guyana disambig ... more details
unreferenced date November 2008 Image Demerara Harbour bridge crossing.JPG right thumb 400 px Crossing the Demerara River via the Demerara Harbour Bridge The Demerara River is a river in eastern Guyana that rises in the central rainforest s of the country and flows to the north for 346 kilometres until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean . Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown , Guyana s largest seaport and capital, is situated on the east bank of the river s river mouth mouth . The Demerara s estuary is narrow and the flowrate is rapid. This scouring action maintains a 5 6 metre deep direct channel to the ocean. The river s deep brown color is primarily the result of the massive quantities of silt carried from upriver by the powerful currents. So powerful are these currents, that the ocean retains the Demerara s brown color for a considerable distance out to sea. The Demerara s width and depth allow oceangoing vessels to navigate up to Linden, Guyana Linden 105 km from the mouth , while smaller vessels ... travel impossible. A floating bridge, the Demerara Harbour Bridge , crosses the river 4 miles south of Georgetown from Peter s Hall, East Bank Demerara to Schoon Ord, West Bank Demerara. Tributaries of the Demerara River include the Haiama River , Kuruabaru River , Haiakwa Creek and Haianari Creek . The islands Inver Demerara Inver , Borselem , and Biesen are found 15 to 20 miles from the mouth. Borselem was once the location of the Dutch capital of Demerara . A Dutch colonization of the Americas Dutch colony of the same name see Demerara was situated along the river s banks. The colony founded ... the widely exported El Dorado Rum http www.eldorado rum.com . Bauxite is also mined around the Demerara ... source GNS enwiki Category Rivers of Guyana cs Demerara de Demerara River es R o Demerara fr Demerara fleuve lt Demerara nl Demerara rivier no Demerara elv pt Rio Demerara ru sq Demerara sk Demerara sv Demerara ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Guyana Demerara Mahaica.png right Map of Guyana showing Demerara Mahaica region Demerara Mahaica Region 4 is a region of Guyana , bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Mahaica Berbice to the east, the region of Upper Demerara Berbice to the south and the region of Essequibo Islands West Demerara to the west. It contains the country s capital Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown . Other towns in the region include Buxton, Guyana Buxton , Enmore, Guyana Enmore , Victoria, Guyana Victoria and Paradise, Guyana Paradise . Population Demerara Mahaica s population was 310,320 in 2002 Official census . 2002 310,320 1991 296,924 1980 317,475 Communities With name variants in brackets. Colbegin 4 Ann s Grove Agricola, Guyana Agricola Village Alberttown Albouystown Alexander, Guyana Alexander Village Alexanderville Annandale, Demerara Mahaica Annandale Bagotstown Bel Air, Guyana Bel Air Bel Air Gardens Bel Air Park Bel Air Springs Belfield, Guyana Belfield Belfield Village Beterverwagting Big Diamond, Guyana Big Diamond Blygezight Blygezight Gardens Bourda Buxton, Guyana Buxton Campbellville, Guyana Campbelville Cane Grove Charlestown, Guyana Charlestown Clonbrook Courida Park Craig, Guyana Craig De Kinderen De Kindern Demerara Diamond, Guyana Diamond Diamond Place Enmore, Guyana Enmore Enterprise, Guyana Enterprise Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown Glasgow, Guyana Glasgow Glasgow Village Good Intent Grahams Hall Great Diamond Hai Maruni Houston, Guyana Houston Hyde Park, Guyana Hyde Park Kingston, Guyana Kitty, Guyana Kitty Kitty Village La ... of Guyana coord 6 45 N 57 59 W source kolossus eswiki display title Category Demerara Mahaica Category Regions of Guyana bg de Demerara Mahaica es Demerara Mahaica fr Demerara Mahaica id Demerara Mahaica it Demerara Mahaica lt Demerara Mahaika nl Demerara Mahaica no Demerara Mahaica pt Demerara Mahaica sq Demerara Mahaica sv Demerara Mahaica ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 File Demerara 1823.png thumb 350px Map of Demerara Essequibo following the Demerara rebellion of 1823 slave rebellion in 1823 , showing the disposition of plantations, Small crosses mark the places where slaves heads or bodies were displayed alt Map of northern coast of today s Georgetown Guyana in 1823, showing the plantations as neat narrow strips perpendicular to the coast The colony of Demerara Essequibo was created on 13 August 1814 when the British combined the colonies of Demerara and Esequibo colony Esequibo . On 20 November 1815 the colony was formally ceded to Britain by the Netherlands. The colony continued to use Dutch denominations of currency even though under British control. The issued coins ranging from 3 bits up to 3 Guilder. These coins were minted with the colonies name on it, and were minted from 1809 to 1835. On 18 August 1823, there was a slave rebellion involving more than 10,000 slaves, which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of slaves. On 21 July 1831 Demerara Esequibo united with Berbice as British Guiana . See also Demerara rebellion of 1823 Coord missing Guyana Category History of Guyana Guyana stub Guyana geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2007 Radio Demerara is a Radio Station in Guyana . It is also the oldest in that country as well. The announcers included Olga Lopes Seale . Its former name was station ZFY in 1938. It adopted its present name in 1951. Category Guyanese radio ... more details
Refimprove date December 2006 other places Jonestown Jonestown is a village in Demerara , Guyana . Jonestown stands about convert 30 km southeasterly from Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown , near the lower reaches of the Mahaica River , on the low coastal plain of Guyana whereon that country s population and agriculture are concentrated. This is within the historical bounds of Demerara, one of the original, smaller colonies that were joined to become British Guiana , which took the name Guyana upon gaining its independence. More narrowly, traditional geographic terms put Jonestown in the Mahaica district of the East Coast of Demerara East Coast Demerara or just ECD, for short, in any case meaning that part of Demerara east of the Demerara River and facing the Atlantic Ocean. Thus, when making its location explicit, the village tends to be called Jonestown, Mahaica or Jonestown, Mahaica, ECD , even today, although by current Guyanese administrative regions it is in Demerara Mahaica . Lewis Osborne Inniss , the Trinidad ian writer and folklorist a druggist, by profession , was born in Jonestown in 1848 . ref name Pierre Pierre, p.xv ref Jonestown, together with nearby areas along the lower courses of the Mahaica and other rivers of northeastern Guyana, has suffered from flooding during the wet season in the early years of the 21st century. This Jonestown must not be confused with the Jonestown of the 1978 mass murder and suicide by members of the Peoples Temple . Although that short lived other Jonestown was also in Guyana, it was in a different part of the country. The two places share their name by happenstance and have no other ties. Notes references References cite book last Pierre first Barry V. authorlink coauthors title Verbum Sap A Tribute to L.O. Inniss publisher self published date 2000 location Port of Spain pages url doi isbn 18 6033 509 8 coord missing Guyana Settlements in Guyana Category Populated places in Guyana Guyana geo stub ... more details
Image Guyana Upper Demerara Berbice.png right Map of Guyana showing Upper Demerara Berbice region Upper Demerara Berbice Region 10 is a region of Guyana , bordering the regions of Essequibo Islands West Demerara , Demerara Mahaica and Mahaica Berbice to the north, the region of East Berbice Corentyne to the east, and the regions of Potaro Siparuni and Cuyuni Mazaruni to the west. It contains Guyana s second largest city, Linden, Guyana Linden , with other towns including Ituni , Kalkuni , Kwakwani , Kurupakari , Rockstone and Takama . Population Upper Demerara Berbice s population was 41,112 in 2002 Official census . 2002 41,112 1991 39,608 1980 38,641 Communities including name variants Attai Attai Village Bartica Christianburg Cockatara Village Ebini Ebini Downs GNS Kimbia Kimbia is the very first training center to house the Guyana National Service. The Pioneer Corps was started in 1974, with the establishment of Kimbia Center on the Berbice River. Kimbia is located in the Ebini Area, very close to the Ebini Agriculture Station. Hitia Hittia Settlement Hururu Ituni Ituni Townsite Itoni Township Kalkuni Kokatara Village Kumaka Coomacka Kurupakari Kwakwani Lancaster Linden, Guyana Linden Mackenzie McKenzie Malali Masabona Noitgedacht Paradise Pubu Rockstone Sand Hills Takama Tacama Takama Battle School Urisirima Watuka Watooka Village Wiribisirikanali Wismar Wisemar Zion Sion References See http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia Footnotes for a discussion of different citation methods and how to generate footnotes using the ref , ref and reference tags div class references small ... GY UD type adm1st source dewiki display title Category Upper Demerara Berbice Category Regions of Guyana Guyana geo stub de Upper Demerara Berbice es Alto Demerara Berbice fr Haut Demerara Berbice id Demerara Hulu Berbice it Alto Demerara Berbice lt Auk tutin Demerara Berbisas nl Upper Demerara Berbice no Upper Demerara Berbice pt Alto Demerara Berbice sv Upper Demerara Berbice ... more details
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Image Demerara Harbor Bridge.JPG thumb Demerara Harbour Bridge toll booth on the East Bank The Demerara Harbour Bridge is a convert 6074 ft m sing on long pontoon bridge floating toll bridge . It was commissioned on 2 July 1978. The bridge crosses the Demerara River convert 4 mi km south of the Guyana Guyanese capital Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown , from Peter s Hall, East Bank Demerara to Schoon Ord, West Bank Demerara. There is a pedestrian footwalk. A raised section lets small vessels pass under. A retractor span lets large vessels pass. Construction of the Demerara Harbour Bridge began on 29 May 1976. Construction assistance was provided by the British Government. Toll is collected only in one direction of travel even though the bridge handles one lane of traffic in each direction. Traffic going west to east pays no toll. The bridge is approximately convert 1.25 mi km long and has 61 spans. A high level span provides a horizontal clearance of 32.0 metres 105 ft and a vertical clearance of 7.9 metres 26 ft to let small craft pass at all times. To let large craft pass, two retractor spans retract fully to leave a horizontal clearance of 77.4 metres 254 ft . History The expanding country needed a way to transport and link its people. Most of the country s population lives within convert 80 mi km of Georgetown and it is important to link these people together. The only thing keeping Georgetown apart from West Bank Demerara was the Demerara River. The government decided to construct a floating bridge to accommodate growing business and trade across Guyana. The bridge is a local project proposed by sea captain John Cogland and designed by Joseph Holder http www.landofsixpeoples.com ... Management The Demerara harbour Bridge is managed by the Management and Monitoring Unit, Demerara ... links Structurae id s0020911 title Demerara Harbor Bridge http ravalonline.com image tid 43 Photos of the Demerara Harbor Bridge from Raval Online.com http www.landofsixpeoples.com news303 ns3072213.htm ... more details
Demerara cricket team played first class cricket in the Jones Cup, later the Guystac Trophy , and came from the former British colony of Demerara , which is now a county of Guyana , formerly British Guiana . The other counties are Berbice and Essequibo. They are credited as playing in the inaugural first class cricket match in the West Indies with a game against Barbados cricket team Barbados in 1865. http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Scorecards 1 1360.html Demerara were winners of the Jones Cup in 1972 73, and the Guystac Trophy in 1984 85, 1985 86 and 1989 90. Cricketers to have played for them include Shivnarine Chanderpaul , Lance Gibbs , Roger Harper , Carl Hooper and Ramnaresh Sarwan . The Jones Cup was the inter county tournament in Guyana for many years until the name was changed to that of the new sponsors of the competition, Guystac. The final, only, was a first class match during the 1970s and 1980s. The name Demerara was often used when referring to the whole of British Guiana in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, resulting in some confusion for students of cricket history. Before the 1950s, it was very unusual for a player from Berbice or Essequibo to be selected to play for British Guiana. External links http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Events WI.html Cricket Archive listing of West Indian tournaments DEFAULTSORT Demerara Category West Indian first class cricket teams Category Former first class cricket clubs ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Capture of Demerara and Essequibo partof the American War of Independence image Image Dutch colonies Guyana.png 300px caption Period map of the area date 22 January, 1782 place Demerara and Essequibo , South America result French victory, br French occupation of Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice until the Treaty of Paris 1783 ref Dalton p.239 ref combatant1 flagcountry Kingdom of France combatant2 flagcountry Kingdom of Great Britain commander1 Armand of Kersaint br Fran ois Claude Amour, marquis de Bouill Comte de Bouill commander2 Gov. Robert Kingston POW strength1 Frigate French frigate Iphig nie 1777 Iphig nie br 4 Sloop Sloops br 355 men from the 1st Legion Volontaires tranger de la Marine strength2 28th North Gloucestershire Regiment of Foot 28th Rgt. ref Hadden p.64 ref casualties1 Unknown, Minimum casualties2 1 Sixth rate ref Marley p.342 ref br 2 Sloop Sloops ref Marley p.342 ref br 3 Brigantine brigantines ref Marley p.342 ref br 28th Rgt. surrendered campaignbox Campaignbox American War of Independence West Indies The Capture of Demerara and Essequibo was a France French military expedition sent in January 1782 as part of the American Revolutionary War . In 1781, the Dutch colonies of Essequibo colony Essequibo and Demerara were captured by a Kingdom of Great Britain British squadron of George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney Admiral Lord Rodney s fleet the French took possession of these settlements, compelling British Governor Robert Kinston to surrender. ref Dalton p.239 ref The peace of Paris, which occurred in 1783 restored ... to take possession of the colonies of Essequebo and Demerara, which was accomplished without ... lesser ships landed on Essequibo Islands West DemeraraDemerara without much opposition. France ... began to erect forts at the mouth of the Demerara River, one on its eastern, the other on its ... Cust p.294 ref When Demerara surrendered to the French, the British naval commander being at that place ... more details
name blank info blank1 name blank1 info website footnotes Annandale is a community in the Demerara ... Populated places in Guyana Category Demerara Mahaica Guyana geo stub es Annandale Guyana ... more details
Infobox historical event Event Name Demerara rebellion of 1823 Image Name Plate 2 Retreat of Lt Brady.jpg ... Jack Gladstone , Quamina , 10,000 slaves, plantocracy Location Demerara Date Start date df y 1823 08 18 &ndash 20 August 1823 Result hundreds slaves dead URL The Demerara rebellion of 1823 was an uprising involving more than 10,000 slaves that took place in the former Crown colony of Demerara Essequibo ... to him in its capital, Georgetown. Context On 20 November 1815, the colony of Demerara Essequibo .... ref name da Costa 1994, pg. 182 The plantations File Demerara rebellion of 1823 map.svg 500px thumb right Map of Demerara Essequibo in 1823, inset showing the disposition of plantations as narrow strips ... plantations in Demerara in 1812 through mortgage defaults. This included half share in Success , one ... plantations of Sir John Gladstone in the colony of Demerara 1812 to 1849 journal New West Indian ... in Demerara, Frederick Cort, for information. Shortly before the insurrection, Cort asserted that it was seldom ... his office of Lieutenant Governor of Essequibo and Demerara in 1824, wrote to Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl ... estates located Demerara Mahaica between Georgetown and Mahaica . Slaves entered estates, ransacked .... 83 4. ref Trials File Demerara 1823.png thumb 250px 1823 Demerara map showing the disposition of plantations ... law in Demerara was lifted on 19 January 1824. ref Bryant 1824 , pg. 95. ref See also Commons category Demerara rebellion of 1823 Slave rebellion Abolition of slavery timeline Slavery in the British ... of the negro slaves in the colony of Demerara, which broke out on the 18th of August, 1823 v onepage&q &f false title Account of an insurrection of the negro slaves in the colony of Demerara ... at the Guiana Chronicle Office year 1824 location Georgetown, Demerara Cite book url http ... title Crowns of glory, tears of blood the Demerara Slave Rebellion of 1823 first Em lia last Viotti da Costa date 18 May 1994 isbn 0195106563 Use dmy dates date August 2010 DEFAULTSORT Demerara Rebellion ... more details
Haianari Creek is a west bank tributary of the Demerara River in northern Guyana . It enters the Demerara River 90 miles upstream of the Demerara s mouth. Guyana geo stub coord 5 47 N 58 23 W display title region GY type river source GNS enwiki Category Rivers of Guyana ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Hyde Park is a community in the Demerara Mahaica Region of Guyana . It stands on the right bank of the Demerara River , at two metres above sea level, about 40 km upstream from the river s mouth, and Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown . Cheddi Jagan International Airport , is nearby. Coord 6 30 N 58 16 W region GY display title Settlements in Guyana Category Populated places in Guyana Category Demerara Mahaica Guyana geo stub ... more details
The Kuruabaru River is an east bank tributary of the Demerara River in northern Guyana . It enters the Demerara River 140 miles from its mouth. Guyana geo stub coord 5 26 N 58 23 W display title region GY type river source GNS enwiki Category Rivers of Guyana ... more details
Haiakwa Creek is an east bank tributary of the Demerara River in northern Guyana . It enters the Demerara River 27 miles upstream of Linden, Guyana Linden . Guyana geo stub coord 5 44 N 58 22 W display title region GY type river source GNS enwiki Category Rivers of Guyana ... more details
The Haiama River is a west bank tributary of the Demerara River in northern Guyana . It enters the Demerara River 280 yards from the mouth. Guyana geo stub coord 6 27 N 58 18 W display title region GY type river source GNS enwiki Category Rivers of Guyana ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Kwakwani is a village on the Berbice River in the Upper Demerara Berbice Region of Guyana , located at Coord 05 17 N 58 03 W region GY display inline,title , altitude 44 Metres 147 feet . Kwakwani is approximately 40 km south of Linden, Guyana Linden . Bauxite mining is the main industry. Settlements in Guyana Category Populated places in Guyana Category Upper Demerara Berbice Guyana geo stub de Kwakwani ... more details
unreferenced date November 2009 Zeelandia , a community in the Essequibo Islands West Demerara region of Guyana , is one of many villages and plantations on Wakenaam , the most developed of the Essequibo River islands. Located at the extreme northern end of the island facing the Atlantic Ocean , Zeelandia is a fishing village. coord missing Guyana Settlements in Guyana Category Populated places in Guyana Category Essequibo Islands West Demerara Guyana geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2007 Meten Meer Zorg is a village located on the West Coast of Demerara in Guyana . The village was settled in the mid 1900 s by the nearby workers at the Sugar Estate. Settlements in Guyana coord 6 52 38 N 58 19 27 W source kolossus nlwiki display title Category Populated places in Guyana Category Essequibo Islands West Demerara Guyana geo stub nl Meten Meer Zorg ... more details
for the Ghanaian rapper Reggie Rockstone for the Breeder song Northern Exposure Expeditions Rockstone is a town on the right bank of the Essequibo River in the Upper Demerara Berbice Region of Guyana , located at coord 05 58 59 N 58 32 59 W region GY display inline,title , altitude 6 Metres 22 feet . Rockstone is approximately 26 km west of Linden, Guyana Linden and is linked by road. Settlements in Guyana Category Populated places in Guyana Category Upper Demerara Berbice Guyana geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Belfield is a village in the Demerara Mahaica Region of Guyana , standing on the Atlantic coast, three kilometres west of Enmore, Guyana Enmore . The first section of the Demerara Berbice Railway , from Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown to Plaisance, Guyana Plaisance , was opened on 3 November 1848. The extension to Belfield was completed in 1854. Belfield was once home to the Belfield Girls School, a school for delinquent girls, founded in 1949. Coord 6 44 N 57 58 W region GY display title Settlements in Guyana Category Populated places in Guyana Category Demerara Mahaica Guyana geo stub ... more details
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