Georgetown

Also known as Garden City of the Caribbean, Georgetown, British Guiana

Hauptstadt von Guyana

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Georgetown is a city and port city in Guyana, located in the Demerara-Mahaica administrative territorial entity. It serves as the capital of Guyana, British Guiana, Demerara, and the Commonwealth realm of Guyana. The city is situated on the Demerara River and near the Atlantic Ocean. It was named after George III and began in 1781.

The population of Georgetown is 235017. Its area covers 147.6 square units, with an elevation of 3 meters above sea level. The city is twinned with Pyongyang, St. Louis, Fuzhou, and Port of Spain. It is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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It sits within the topics 1780s establishments in South America, 1781 establishments in the British Empire and Capital cities in South America.

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Place details

Locality: City of Georgetown
Region: Demerara-Mahaica
Country: Guyana
Population: 235,017
Timezone: America/Guyana

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Wikidata facts

Named after: George III
Official name: Georgetown
Country: Guyana
Located in: Demerara-Mahaica
Official language: English language
Population: 235017
Area: 147.6
Elevation: 3
Time zone: UTC−03:00
Body of water: Atlantic Ocean
Capital of: Commonwealth realm of Guyana
Official website: www.stgeorges.org.gy
Image: St George's Cathedral.jpg

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Commons category: Georgetown, Guyana
topic's main category: Category:Georgetown, Guyana
category for people born here: Category:Births in Georgetown, Guyana
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Georgetown
category of associated people: Category:People from Georgetown, Guyana
twinned administrative body: Port of Spain
inception: 1781-00-00
P8168: Sönke Neitzel
different from: Georgetown
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
native label: Georgetown
P12749: ancient theatre of Lyon

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Article · Deutsch

Georgetown ist die Hauptstadt von Guyana mit 32.563 Einwohnern in der eigentlichen Stadt und 134.599 in der Agglomeration (Stand jeweils 1. Januar 2005). Die 1781 gegründete Stadt ist Sitz der Karibischen Gemeinschaft. In der Stadt befindet sich ebenfalls eines von acht Regionalsitzen der Internationalen Transportarbeiter-Föderation. Sie wurde zu Ehren des britischen Königs George III. benannt.

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