Pomeroon-Supenaam
{{short description|Region of Guyana}}
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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.{{cite web|last=Beaie|first=Sonkarley Tiatun|title=National Population Trends: Size, Growth and Distribution|url=http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/census.html#popcenfinal|work=2002 Population and Housing Census – Guyana National Report|publisher=Bureau of Statistics|accessdate=29 August 2012|page=25|format=PDF Download|date=19 September 2007}}
There are three lakes on the Essequibo Coast: Capoey (near Anna Regina), Mainstay and Hot and Cold. 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.{{cite web|last=Beaie|first=Sonkarley Tiatun|title=Chapter 3: National Redistribution and Internal Migration|url=http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/pubs/Chapter3_Population_Redistribution_Internal_Migration.pdf|work=2002 Population and Housing Census – Guyana National Report|publisher=Bureau of Statistics|accessdate=29 August 2012|page=51|format=PDF|date=19 September 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217151423/http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/pubs/Chapter3_Population_Redistribution_Internal_Migration.pdf|archivedate=17 February 2012|url-status=dead}} In 2002, the population of Pomeroon-Supenaam was recorded at 49,253 people. Official census records for the population of the Pomeroon-Supenaam region are as follows:
- 2012: 46,810
- 2002: 49,253
- 1991: 43,455
- 1980: 42,341
Communities
(including name variants):{{cite web|url=https://statisticsguyana.gov.gy/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Population_By_Village_2012.zip |title=2012 Population by Village|website=Statistics Guyana|access-date=8 December 2021}}
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- Aberdeen
- Abrams Zuil
- Adventure
- Affiance
- Akawini Mission
- Amazon
- Andrews
- Anna Regina
- Annandale
- Aurora
- Bethany
- Better Hope
- Better Success
- Bounty Hall
- Bush Lot
- Capoey
- Charity
- Columbia
- Cullen
- Danielstown
- Dartmouth
- Devonshire Castle
- Dryshore
- Fair Field
- Fear Not
- Golden Fleece (Golden Fleece Plantation)
- Hackney
- Hampton Court
- Henrietta
- Hibernia
- Huis'T Dieren
- Jacklow
- Johanna Cecilia
- Kabakaburi
- La Belle Alliance
- Land of Plenty
- Lima Sands
- Mainstay/Whyaka
- Maria's Lodge
- Middlesex
- Onderneeming
- Perseverance
- Perth
- Pomona
- Queenstown
- Reliance
- Richmond
- Saint Nicholas (Saint Nicholas Mission)
- Sirikie
- Somerset and Berks
- Sparta
- Spring Garden
- St. Monica Karawab
- Suddie
- Supenaam
- Taymouth Manor
- Three Friends
- Wakapau Village
- Walton Hall
- Windsor Castle
- Zorg
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Territorial claim
Venezuela has renewed its claim to the Essequibo region, west of the Essequibo river.{{cite web|url=http://esequibo.mppre.gob.ve/|title=Official Announcements|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160908154936/http://esequibo.mppre.gob.ve/|archive-date=8 September 2016|url-status=dead}} The controversial status of the border is subject to the Geneva Agreement, which was signed by the United Kingdom, Venezuela and British Guiana on February 17, 1966.
Gallery
Henrietta Catholic Church — 1840 - panoramio.jpg|Henrietta Catholic Church
Mainstay Lake - panoramio (1).jpg|Mainstay Lake
Lima Sands Primary School - panoramio.jpg|Lima Sands Primary School
Capoey Lake HDR - panoramio.jpg|Capoey Lake
Siriki Creek - Pomeroon - panoramio.jpg|Siriki Creek
Notable people
{{Main|Category:People from Pomeroon-Supenaam}}
References
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