Annandale, Demerara-Mahaica

Annandale is a community in the Demerara-Mahaica region of Guyana, located on the Atlantic Ocean between Buxton, and Lusignan. Many of the inhabitants originally came from the Lusignan estate,[2] while the former slaves of the plantation, bought the neighbouring Orange Nassau plantation and named it Buxton.[3] Annandale is mainly an Indo-Guyanese community. It is divided in Annandale North, South, West and Courabane Park. The economy used to be dependant on the nearby sugar estates.[2] The secondary school for the region is located in Annandale.[4]

Annandale
Annandale
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 6°46′N 58°1′W
Country Guyana
RegionDemerara-Mahaica
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total1,305

References
  1. "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. "Annandale : Where contented residents valiantly battle the travails of life". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. "A history of Buxton Village on the East Coast Demerara. Guyana". Guyanese Online. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. "Annandale Secondary wins JOF Haynes debating competition". Department of Public Information. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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