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.