New Amsterdam, Guyana
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New Amsterdam, Guyana is a historic coastal town and regional administrative center in eastern Guyana, known for its colonial-era architecture and role as a key port and commercial hub.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 6.25 N ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | -57.52 W ⓘ |
| country | Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographics | ethnically diverse population ⓘ |
| distanceTo | Georgetown, Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
commerce
ⓘ
river trade ⓘ services ⓘ |
| formerColonialPower |
Netherlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
coastal town
ⓘ
historic town ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
grid street layout
ⓘ
public market ⓘ riverfront ⓘ wooden colonial houses ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
hospital
ⓘ
regional administrative offices ⓘ schools ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
Christian churches
ⓘ
Hindu temples ⓘ mosques ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
river port
ⓘ
road connections to Georgetown ⓘ |
| historicalEra | colonial period in Guyana ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key port in Berbice colony ⓘ |
| isRegionalCapitalOf | East Berbice-Corentyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colonial-era architecture
ⓘ
historic buildings ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Berbice-Corentyne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Region 6, Guyana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC-4 ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Berbice River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coast of Guyana ⓘ east bank of the Berbice River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Berbice region (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guyana’s coastal plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
commercial hub
ⓘ
port town ⓘ regional administrative center ⓘ |
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