New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam) is the regional capital of East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana and one of the country's largest towns. It is 62 mi from the capital, Georgetown and located on the eastern bank of the Berbice River, 4 mi upriver from its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean, and immediately south of the Canje River. Population is 14,762 inhabitants as of 2022.
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New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam) is the regional capital of East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana and one of the country's largest towns. It is 62 mi from the capital, Georgetown and located on the eastern bank of the Berbice River, 4 mi upriver from its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean, and immediately south of the Canje River. Population is 14,762 inhabitants as of 2022.
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• Official Name — New Amsterdam • Settlement Type — Town and regional capital • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Guyana • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — East Berbice-Corentyne • Unit Pref — Imperial • Population As Of — 2022 census • Population Total — 14,762 • Population Blank1 Title — Ethnicities • Population Blank2 Title — Religions
History
History
• Illustration — The Sint Andries bulwark around 1770 • Illustration — View of The Strand (1920s) The present town is fairly small, consisting of three main roads with about a dozen cross streets. It has a mayor, Kirt Wynter, and a thriving market. From New Amsterdam you can get to Crabwood Creek (about 45 mi away) via the Courantyne River or to the East Canje area of Berbice. A road also leads up the Berbice River bank to the town of Mara about 25 mi south.
Points of interest
Points of interest
New Amsterdam serves as a port and has a government-run hospital. The town has many old colonial buildings, some dating back to the time of Dutch colonisation. Mission Chapel has been designated a National Heritage Site. The main schools in New Amsterdam are Berbice High School, Berbice Educational Institute, Vryman's Erven Secondary, Tutorial Academy, and New Amsterdam Secondary formerly known as New Amsterdam Multilateral High School (opened in 1975). There is a ground west of Esplanade Road called Esplanade; it was a picnicking site.
Travel
Travel
There are several hotels in the town, including Church View Guest House, Astor Hotel, Little Rock Hotel, Leisure Inn Hotel, The Penguin International Hotel, and the Parkway Hotel. The newly built Little Rock Suites on Main Street (Not to be confused with Little Rock Hotel in Vryman's Erven). In December 2008, travel to New Amsterdam was made easier by the opening of the Berbice Bridge providing a direct connection to Georgetown.
Notable people
Notable people
• David Dabydeen (b. 1955), novelist, poet and academic • Jocelyn Dow (b. 1951), human rights activist and entrepreneur • Jill Gomez (1942–2026), soprano singer • Carl Barrington Greenidge (b. 1949), former Vice-President • Edward Luckhoo (1912–1998), Governor General and former acting President • Lionel Luckhoo (1914–1997), lawyer and politician • Edgar Mittelholzer (1909–1965), novelist • Shridath Ramphal (1928–2024), former Commonwealth Secretary-General
Utilities
Utilities
New Amsterdam has three television stations: DTV-8, located in the heart of the town, Little Rock Television Station (LRTVS) Channel 10 located in Vryman's Erven, TVG located in St. Ann Street. LRTVS was the first television station in Berbice. The first radio station broadcasting from New Amsterdam was also launched in 2014 by Little Rock and broadcasts on FM 88.5 MHz.
Climate
Climate
New Amsterdam has a borderline tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am), bordering upon a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall most of the year and a drier period in September and October.
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