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East Berbice-Corentyne (Region 6) is one of ten regions in Guyana covering the whole of the east of the country. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the Nickerie District and Sipaliwini District of Suriname to the east, Brazil to the south and the regions of Mahaica-Berbice, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Potaro-Siparuni and Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo to the west.
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Towns in the region include New Amsterdam, Corriverton and Rose Hall.
The Corentyne River forms the whole of the eastern border with Suriname, though the southernmost section is claimed by Suriname and is known in Guyana as the New River Triangle or Tigri Area in Suriname.
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Population
The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002.[2] In 2012, the population of East Berbice-Corentyne was recorded at 109,431 people.[3] Official census records for the population of East Berbice-Corentyne are as follows:
- 2012 : 109,431
- 2002 : 123,695
- 1991 : 142,541
- 1980 : 152,386
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- Adventure
- Albion
- Alness (Alnes)
- Ankerville - Port Mourant
- Baracara (Barakara Mission/Wel te Vreeden)
- Belvedere
- Bloomfield
- Bound Yard - Port Mourant
- Brighton
- Bush Lot (Bush Lot Village)
- Canefield
- Chesney
- Clifton Settlement - Port Mourant
- Corriverton
- Crabwood Creek
- Cumberland ( birthplace of Shimron Hetmyer}.
- Epira (Epira Mission, Espera)
- Friendship (Friendship Village, Corentyne)
- Free Yard - Port Mourant
- Fyrish (Fyrish Village)
- Gangaram
- Haswell - Port Mourant
- Johns Settlement - Port Mourant
- Kasuela )Cashew Island)
- Kumaka
- Lancaster (Lancaster Village)
- Leeds
- Letter Kenny
- Lesbeholden
- Limlair
- Liverpool
- Manchester
- Mibikuri
- Miss Phoebe North And South- Port Mourant
- Moleson Creek
- New Amsterdam
- New Hampshire
- Number 43 (Joppa)
- Number 45
- Number 46
- Number 48 (Floyd Ward)
- Number 50 (Leeds)
- Number 51
- Number 53 (Union)
- Number 55
- Number 59
- Number 60
- Number 61
- Number 62
- Number 63 (Benab)
- Number 64 (Babylon)
- Number 65 (New Market)
- Number 67
- Number 68 (Carnarvon)
- Number 69 (Friendship)
- Number 70 (Massiah)
- Nurney
- Orealla (Oreala, Orealla Mission)
- Port Mourant (Port Mourant Village)
- Portuguese Quarters - Port Mourant
- Reliance
- Rising (Rising Sun, Number 47)
- Rose Hall
- Skeldon (Skeldon Place)
- Smythfield
- Springlands (Springlands Place, Eliza and Mary)
- Stanleytown
- Tain Settlement - Port Mourant
- Tain Resource - Port Mourant
- Train Line Dam - Port Mourant
- Ulverston
- Whim
- Williamsburg
- Yakusari
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