Silver Hill, Guyana Explained

Official Name:Silver Hill
Other Name:Moblissa Newton
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:Demerara-Mahaica
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:251
Timezone:UTC-4
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Af

Silver Hill (also Moblissa Newton) is a very small settlement in the Demerara-Mahaica Region of Guyana, 48km (30miles) up the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, which runs along the east bank of the Demerara River.[2]

The village has a school,[3] but has no electricity other than private Diesel generators.[2]

The residents make their living from harvesting wood products and farming the white sands of the area. Recently the area has been developing with resorts, agriculture and farming technology in the area. A few miles before Silver Hill is the Dalgin region that possess peanuts, watermelon and other fruit farmers.

References

  1. Web site: 2012 Population by Village. Statistics Guyana. 18 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Silver Hill. Stabroek News. 19 August 2020.
  3. Web site: "Three more communities in Guyana get potable water for the first time". Nation News. 19 August 2020.