Charity, Guyana

Charity
Village
Alfro Complex in Charity
Alfro Complex in Charity
Charity is located in Guyana
Charity
Charity
Location in Guayana
Coordinates: 7°24′N 58°36′W / 7.400°N 58.600°W / 7.400; -58.600
Country Guyana
Region No.2Pomeroon-Supenaam
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
1,485

Charity is a small township in Guyana, located in the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region No.2, which is part of the Essequibo County.

The government of Charity is managed by the Charity/Urasara Neighbourhood Democratic Council.[2] Charity has a recently constructed Magistrate’s Court. St Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church is in Charity,[3]

Alfro Alphonso, a businessman in the area, established Charity’s only five-story structure, a landmark in the area.[3]

The fish port at Charity buys from fishermen and sells to the domestic and international markets.[4]

  1. ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Charity blighted by years-old garbage problem". Stabroek News. 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  3. ^ a b "Charity". Stabroek News. 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  4. ^ "Charity's Big Bird and Sons making its way in lucrative fish market". Stabroek News. 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2021-01-13.