Demerara

Also known as Demarara

thumb|2 Joes (or 44 Dutch Guilders), Colonies of Demerary and Essequebo (1830s), second issue.

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Country.common_languages: Dutch, English, Guyanese Creole, Guyanese Hindustani, Tamil, South Asian languages, African languages, Akawaio, Macushi, Waiwai, Arawakan, Patamona, Warrau, Carib, Wapishana, Arekuna, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Chinese
Country.today: Guyana
Country.currency: Spanish dollar, Dutch guilder, British Guiana dollar, British West Indies dollar
Country.name: Demerara
Country.conventional_long_name: Colony of Demerara County of Demerara
Country.common_name: Demerara
Country.life_span: 1745–18121838–1958
Country.year_start: 1745
Country.year_end: 1958
Country.date_start: 18 October
Country.event_start: Established as a Dutch West India Company colony
Country.event_end: Merged into the new regions
Country.event1: Raid on Essequibo and Demerara
Country.date_event1: 24–27 February 1781
Country.event2: Capture of Demerara and Essequibo
Country.date_event2: 22 January 1782
Country.event3: Peace of Paris
Country.date_event3: 1783

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inception: 1745-01-01
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1815-01-01
Commons category: Demerara
native label: Kolonie Demerary
P8168: Yu Chagwang

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History
Conquest and reconquest
Slave rebellion
Dissolution
Notable Demerarans
Commanders of Demerara
Governors of Demerara
Directors-general
Lieutenant governors of Demerara and Essequibo
Leaders of rebellions
See also
References
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thumb|2 Joes (or 44 Dutch Guilders), Colonies of Demerary and Essequebo (1830s), second issue.

Demerara (; , ) is a historical region in the Guianas, on the north coast of South America, now part of the country of Guyana. It was a colony of the Dutch West India Company between 1745 and 1792 and a colony of the Dutch state from 1792 until 1815. It was merged with Essequibo in 1812 by the British who took control. It formally became a British colony in 1815 until Demerara-Essequibo was merged with Berbice to form the colony of British Guiana in 1831. In 1838, it became a county of British Guiana until 1958. In 1966, British Guiana gained independence as Guyana and in 1970 it became a republic as the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. It was located around the lower course of the Demerara River, and its main settlement was Georgetown.