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Georgetown

#752 in World

Guyana

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Population
235K
Coordinates
6.8013, -58.1551
Category
cities

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Georgetown is the capital and largest city of Guyana. It is situated in Demerara-Mahaica, region 4, on the Atlantic Ocean coast, at the mouth of the Demerara River. It is nicknamed the "Garden City of the Caribbean". It is the retail, administrative, and financial services centre of the country, and the city accounts for a large portion of Guyana's GDP. The city recorded a population of 125,683 as of 2022 census.

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