Linden
#1298 in WorldGuyana
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Population
45K
Coordinates
6.0000, -58.3000
Category
cities
About
Linden is the second largest city in Guyana after Georgetown, and capital of the Upper Demerara-Berbice region, located at 6°0′0″N 58°18′0″W, altitude 48 m (160 ft). It was declared a town in 1970, and includes the communities of MacKenzie, Christianburg, and Wismar. It lies on the Demerara River and has a population of 33,183 as of 2022. It is primarily a bauxite mining town, containing many mines 60–90 m deep, with many other pits now in disuse.
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