| Agatash | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Guyana |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guyana |
| Coordinates: | 6.3771°N -58.6191°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Guyana |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Cuyuni-Mazaruni |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 740 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank1 Name: | Climate |
Agatash is a village in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region of Guyana. It is located about 3miles south of Bartica along the Essequibo River opposite Sloth Island.[2]
The area used to be crown lands.[2] In the early 1900s, the government of Demerara awarded 1500acres for a lime estate.[3] Agatash is made of two Arawak words meaning water and land.[2]
The economy is based on farming and mining. Agatash has a primary school and a health centre.[2] The nearest hospital is in Bartica.[4] Electricity is provided by solar panels donated by the Eerepami Regenwaldstiftung.[5] The village depends on rainwater for drinking.[2] In July 2021, the road to Bartica was paved.[6]
Sloth Island is an ecotourism resort located on an island in the Essequibo River.[7] The island is opposite Agatash,[2] and measures 160acres.[8]
The island was uninhabited, contained pristine rainforests, and was home to many monkeys, sloths, and birds.[7] In the early 1990s, five acres were developed into a tourist resort which was built by Amerindians from Agatash. The remainder has been designated nature reserve.[8] The island can be accessed by a five minute boat ride from Bartica.[7]