| Hogg Island | |
| Location: | Essequibo River |
| Archipelago: | Essequibo Islands |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Essequibo Islands-West Demerara |
| Area Sqmi: | 23 |
| Country: | Guyana |
| Population: | c. 250 (2020)[1] |
Hogg Island, (sometimes referred to as Hog Island)[2] is the largest of the hundreds of islands in the Essequibo River in Guyana, it is located just 5 km from the river's mouth in its estuary into the Atlantic Ocean.
With a total area of 23sqmi this island is larger than many Caribbean islands. Its 250 residents are engaged mainly in the farming of rice and ground provisions. The population has decreased a lot because of migration to other parts of Guyana, However, there is still a primary school and a church on Hogg Island.
The island used to be controlled by the Dutch when it was known as Varken Eiland[2] or Hog Island, so named due to it being inhabited by a large number of wild hogs. Then in 1814 with the cessation of the Napoleonic Wars the British gained control of the Dutch colonies: Demerara, Berbice, and Essequibo, leaving the Dutch with Suriname until 1975. The British had decided to keep the name of the island as the Dutch did "Hogg Island".
A windmill is located on the former plantation Lyksburg.[3] The windmill is the only remaining mill in Guyana, and was constructed in 1768.[4] The National Trust of Guyana restored the mill in 2010,[3] and it has been declared a national monument.[4]