New Amsterdam, Guyana

New Amsterdam
Town and regional capital
New Amsterdam Town Hall (1950)
New Amsterdam Town Hall (1950)
New Amsterdam is located in Guyana
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 6°15′N 57°31′W / 6.250°N 57.517°W / 6.250; -57.517
Country Guyana
RegionEast Berbice-Corentyne
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total17,329

New Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam) is the regional capital of East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana and one of the country's largest towns.[2] It is 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the capital, Georgetown and located on the eastern bank of the Berbice River, 6 km (4 mi) upriver from its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean, and immediately south of the Canje River. New Amsterdam's population is 17,329 inhabitants as of 2012.[1]

  1. ^ a b "2012 Census" (PDF). Statistics Guyana. p. 23. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Capital towns and economic development". Ministry of Communities. Retrieved 18 August 2020.