Met-en-Meerzorg

Met-en-Meerzorg (also Meten-Meer-Zorg) is a village located on the West Coast of Demerara in the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara in Guyana. The village was named after the sugar plantation Met en Meerzorg.[2]

Met-en-Meerzorg

Meten-Meer-Zorg
village
Met-en-Meerzorg
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 6°52′38″N 58°19′27″W
Country Guyana
RegionEssequibo Islands-West Demerara
Population
 (2012)[1]
  Total3,910
Time zoneUTC-4
ClimateAf

The community was founded in 1871. The village consists of a housing estate and a squatting village.[3] As of 2015, a large scale housing project was started in the village.[4] The village has a health centre, a primary school, and a professional learning college.[3] Met-en-Meerzorg is home to the Guyana Heritage Museum which was founded in 1994.[3]

References

  1. "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. "Emancipation Compensation and Slave Owners". Guyana Times International. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. "Meten-Meer-Zorg". Stabroek News. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. "House lots to be developed at Meten-Meer-Zorg, Vigilance, Mon Repos". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 23 August 2020.


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