Noitgedacht Explained

Official Name:Noitgedacht
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Guyana
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guyana
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Guyana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Essequibo Islands-West Demerara
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:181
Timezone:UTC-4
Coordinates:6°N -76°W
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Af

Noitgedacht also Nooitgedacht (Dutch for 'Never Thought') is one of the villages on the island of Wakenaam, Guyana. It is populated mainly by small farmers. The main access to this section of the island is by ferry/speedboat from the Essequibo coast.[2]

Another village called Noitgedacht is situated in Upper Demerara, in the Town of Linden.[3] It was once owned by the Dutch family De Nieuwerks, later by the family Allicocks and eventually it became property of Alcan of Canada.

References

  1. Web site: 2012 Population by Village. Statistics Guyana. 16 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Nooitgedacht. Stabroek News. 16 August 2020.
  3. News: Several homes flooded in Noitgedacht. Guyana Chronicle. 16 August 2020.

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