Pomeroon-Supenaam Explained

Pomeroon-Supenaam
Native Name:Region 2
Settlement Type:Administrative Region
Map Alt:Map of Guyana showing Pomeroon-Supenaam region
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Guyana
Subdivision Type1:Regional Capital
Subdivision Name1:Anna Regina
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:6195
Population Total:46810
Population As Of:2012 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:-4
Footnotes:[1]

Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region 2) is a region of Guyana.It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara to the east, the region of Cuyuni-Mazaruni to the south and the region of Barima-Waini to the west. Pomeroon-Supenaam contains the town of Anna Regina and the villages of Charity, Pickersgill, Spring Garden and Suddie. In 2012, an Official Census by the Government of Guyana listed the population of the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region at 46,810.[2]

There are three lakes on the Essequibo Coast - Capoey, Mainstay and Hot and Cold. Capoey is near Anna Regina. The three lakes symbolize three of the standard elements, with earth being represented by the land.

Population

The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002.[3] In 2002, the population of Pomeroon-Supenaam was recorded at 49,253 people.[2] Official census records for the population of the Pomeroon-Supenaam region are as follows:

Communities

(including name variants):[4]

Territorial claim

Venezuela has renewed its claim to the Essequibo region which is situated west of the Essequibo river.[5] The status of the border controversy is subject to the Geneva Agreement, which was signed by the United Kingdom, Venezuela and British Guiana on February 17, 1966.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Macmillan Publishers. Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana. 2009. Macmillan Caribbean. Oxford. 9780333934173. 34. Administrative Regions - 2 and 3.
  2. Web site: Beaie. Sonkarley Tiatun. National Population Trends: Size, Growth and Distribution. 2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report. Bureau of Statistics. 29 August 2012. 25. PDF Download. 19 September 2007.
  3. Web site: Beaie. Sonkarley Tiatun. Chapter 3: National Redistribution and Internal Migration. 2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report. Bureau of Statistics. 29 August 2012. 51. PDF. 19 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20120217151423/http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/pubs/Chapter3_Population_Redistribution_Internal_Migration.pdf. 17 February 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: 2012 Population by Village. Statistics Guyana. 8 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Official Announcements. 28 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160908154936/http://esequibo.mppre.gob.ve/. 8 September 2016. dead.