Georgetown

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Georgetown is the largest city and main port of Guyana, known for its colonial architecture, coastal location, and role as the country’s political and economic center.

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Label Occurrences
Georgetown canonical 17
Georgetown metropolitan area 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeDivisionType city
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean to the north
capitalOf British Guiana
surface form: Guyana
climate tropical rainforest climate
country British Guiana
surface form: Guyana
elevation low-lying coastal city
formerName Stabroek
foundedBy Dutch colonists
governingBody Mayor and City Council of Georgetown
hasAirport Eugene F. Correia International Airport
hasFunction location of Guyana’s Parliament
location of presidential offices of Guyana
seat of government of Guyana
hasLandmark Botanical Gardens
City Hall of Georgetown
Demerara Harbour Bridge
National Park
Parliament Building of Guyana
Promenade Gardens
St. George’s Cathedral
Stabroek Market
hasNearbyAirport Cheddi Jagan International Airport
hasPopulationRankInCountry 1
hasPortFunction export of bauxite
export of rice
export of sugar
export of timber
hasPortType seaport
hasReligiousBuilding Central Islamic Organization mosques
Hindu temples
St. George’s Cathedral
hasRisk flooding
hasUniversity University of Guyana
isMainPortOf British Guiana
surface form: Guyana
knownFor Dutch and British colonial heritage
coastal location
colonial architecture
wooden buildings
largestCityOf British Guiana
surface form: Guyana
locatedIn Demerara-Mahaica region
surface form: Demerara-Mahaica
locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
locatedOnRiver Demerara River
namedAfter George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: King George III
officialLanguage English
roadNetworkRole primary road hub of Guyana
role economic center of Guyana
political center of Guyana
timezone UTC−04:00

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Guiana capital Georgetown
Governor of British Guiana seat Georgetown
Demerara River hasCityOnBank Georgetown
Bank of Guyana capitalCity Georgetown
Government of Guyana capital Georgetown
Washington Harbour location Georgetown
Guyanese Creole hasRegion Georgetown
Demerara-Mahaica region contains Georgetown
subject surface form: Demerara-Mahaica
Demerara-Mahaica region capitalOfRegion Georgetown
subject surface form: Demerara-Mahaica
Demerara-Mahaica region hasSettlement Georgetown
subject surface form: Demerara-Mahaica
Port of Georgetown serves Georgetown
this entity surface form: Georgetown metropolitan area
Guyana Zoo city Georgetown