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Georgetown

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Also known as Garden City of the Caribbean, Georgetown, British Guiana

capital city of Guyana

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Georgetown is a city and port city in Guyana, located in the Demerara-Mahaica administrative territorial entity. It serves as the capital of Guyana, British Guiana, Demerara, and the Commonwealth realm of Guyana. The city is situated on the Demerara River and near the Atlantic Ocean. It was named after George III and began in 1781.

The population of Georgetown is 235017. Its area covers 147.6 square units, with an elevation of 3 meters above sea level. The city is twinned with Pyongyang, St. Louis, Fuzhou, and Port of Spain. It is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Place details

Locality
City of Georgetown
Region
Demerara-Mahaica
Country
Guyana
Population
235,017
Timezone
America/Guyana

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Wikidata facts

Named after
George III
Official name
Georgetown
Country
Guyana
Located in
Demerara-Mahaica
Official language
English language
Population
235017
Area
147.6
Elevation
3
Time zone
UTC−03:00
Body of water
Atlantic Ocean
Capital of
Commonwealth realm of Guyana
Official website
www.stgeorges.org.gy
Image
St George's Cathedral.jpg
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Georgetown, Guyana
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Category:Georgetown, Guyana
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Category:Births in Georgetown, Guyana
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Category:Deaths in Georgetown
category of associated people
Category:People from Georgetown, Guyana
twinned administrative body
Port of Spain
inception
1781-00-00
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Sönke Neitzel
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Georgetown
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
native label
Georgetown
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ancient theatre of Lyon
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Encyclopedic overview

Georgetown is the capital and largest city of Guyana. It is situated in Demerara-Mahaica, region 4, on the Atlantic Ocean 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 125,683 as of 2022 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 Secretariat of the international organization known as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with 15 member-states and five associate partners, is also based in Georgetown.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Georgetown” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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