Anna Regina Explained

7.2633°N -58.4806°W

Official Name:Anna Regina
Settlement Type:Town and regional capital
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Pushpin Map:Guyana
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guyana
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Guyana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Pomeroon-Supenaam
Established Date2:1970
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2,064
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:7.2633°N -58.4806°W

Anna Regina is the capital of the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region of Guyana.[2] 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.[3] Its population was 2,064 in 2012.[1]

History

There has been a Dutch plantation at the site since the early 1800s. Later it changed ownership to an Englishman who had two daughters named Anna and Regina.[4]

It has two markets, Anna Regina Old Market and Anna Regina New Market; a community centre which is now being transformed into a multipurpose sports stadium; three public schools, Cotton Field Nursery School, Cotton Field Secondary School, Anna Regina Multilateral School; a University of Guyana Institute of Distance and Continuing Education campus and a privately run religious-academic school Al-Madinah Islamic Academy. There are several government buildings, commercial banks, hotels and resorts most notably Republic Bank Limited, Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited, Demerara Bank Limited, New Building Society Ltd, Jaigobin hotel and the famous Lake Mainstay Resort.

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 apprenticeship.[5] 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.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Population by Village. Statistics Guyana. 16 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Capital towns and economic development. Ministry of Communities. 2020-08-18. 2019-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20190201054630/http://moc.gov.gy/capital-towns-and-economic-development/. dead.
  3. http://www.guyanaguide.com/anna-regina.htm GuyanaGuide.com
  4. Web site: Who is Anna Regina?. Lake Main Stay Online. 17 August 2020.
  5. Web site: The Damon Monument . Guyana Chronicle via Land of Six Peoples. 29 August 2020.
  6. http://www.nationaltrust.gov.gy/trustnewsd.html NationalTrust.gov.gy