Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice (Region 10) – Contains The Largest Portion Of The Hilly Sand And Clay Area.

Region 10 can be found in the eastern centre of Guyana and is bordered by all the regions with the exception of Region 1, 2 and 9. It contains Guyana’s second largest city, Linden, with other towns including Ituni, Kalkuni, Kwakwani, Kurupukari and Takama. There are also Amerindian settlements like Hururu, Rockstone and Sand Hills. The township Linden is a combination of three main communities – Mackenzie, Wismar and Christianburg. The Soesdyke-Linden highway links Linden to Georgetown.

About Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice (Region 10)

Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice (Region 10) borders the regions of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region 3), Demerara-Mahaica (Region 4) and Mahaica-Berbice (Region 5) to the north, the region of East Berbice-Corentyne (Region 6) to the east, and the regions of Potaro-Siparuni (Region 8) and Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region 7) to the west.

Communities In Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice (Region 10)

There are a number of communities in Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice; they are:

• Attai (Attai Village)
• Bartica
• Christianburg
• Cockatara Village
• Ebini
• Ebini Downs
• GNS Kimbia
• Hitia (Hittia Settlement)
• Hururu
• Ituni (Ituni Townsite, Itoni Township)
• Kalkuni
• Kokatara Village
• Kumaka (Coomacka)
• Kurupukari
• Kwakwani
• Lancaster
• Linden
• Mackenzie (McKenzie)
• Malali
• Masabona
• Moblissa
• Noitgedacht
• Paradise
• Pubu
• Rockstone
• Sand Hills
• Takama (Tacama)
• Takama Battle School
• Urisirima
• Watuka (Watooka Village)
• Wiribisirikanali
• Wismar (Wisemar)
• Zion (Sion)

Population In Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice (Region 10)

Four official censuses have been administered by the Government of Guyana since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991, 2002 and 2012. The official census records for the population of the Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice region are as follows:

• Year 2012: 39,452
• Year 2002: 41,112
• Year 1991: 39,608
• Year 1980: 38,641

Tip: The regional centre is in the town of Linden where the majority of the region’s population resides.

Lifestyle Of Persons Residing In Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice (Region 10)

The inland region of Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice contains the largest portion of the hilly sand and clay area. In the White Sands area, you will find Guyana’s principal bauxite deposits. In the ‘bauxite region’ people would work mainly with bauxite companies such as Linmine (at Linden and Ituni) and Bermine (at Everton and Kwakwani). After extraction, the bauxite is exported to make aluminum. One fascinating thing about this region is that a small portion of the Iwokrama Rainforest Project is located here. You will find cattle-rearing and forestry done on a minor scale. These economic activities are very important since they provide the people who live in this region with the means to make a living and they also aid in the paying for schools and hospitals.

Places To Visit In Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice (Region 10)

Kimbia – Kimbia is the very first training center to house the Guyana National Service. With the establishment of Kimbia Center on the Berbice River, the Pioneer Corps was started in 1974. Kimbia is located in the Ebini Area which is very close to the Ebini Agriculture Station.

Iwokrama Rainforest Project – It is good to note that a small portion of the Iwokrama Rainforest Project is located in Region 10.

Moblissa – Moblissa was earmarked as having the largest dairy operation in the Caribbean in the 1900s which led to the development of the community. Those who sought employment at the then LIDCO Dairy Company eventually settled in Moblissa and became residents.

Kwakwani – This serene place is said to be a mining and logging town on the Berbice River in the Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice Region of Guyana. Some of the world’s best woods for building and construction can be found here in Kwakwani; approximately 100 km south of Linden.

Ituni – You will find this small community located on the long trail from Linden to Kwakwani.

Canister Falls – Canister Falls is a beautiful, eye-catching waterfall that is located in Region 10. The estimate terrain elevation above sea level is 99 metres.

Kurupukari – Kurupukari is a settlement on the Essequibo River. The Linden-Lethem Road crosses the river here by a privately-operated pontoon service (Kurupukari Crossing).

Dubulay Ranch – Dubulay was founded by H.P.C. Melville who built a ranch house in Region 10. Fascinatingly, this house was built in 1908 and the location was chosen because of its proximity to the intermediate savannas at the termination of the Rupununi cattle trail and to the Berbice River.

Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice (Region 10) In Guyana

This article would have given you a brief overview of what Region Ten (10) consists of, the lifestyle of its people and some recommended places to visit here.  Region Ten (10) contains Guyana’s second-largest city, Linden, a combination of three main communities – Mackenzie, Wismar and Christianburg. The Soesdyke-Linden highway links Linden to Georgetown. The region also contains the largest portion of the hilly sand and clay area. Because of this bauxite mining is one of the main economic activities in the region. There are many other places you can visit in this region such as Kwakwani, Ituni and Kurupukari.

Article References:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwakwani
• http://guyanachronicle.com/2018/06/04/moblissa-seeks-help-in-agri-revival
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Demerara-Berbice
• https://moc.gov.gy/category/region-10/
• https://guyanachronicle.com/ituni-the-place-that-time-forgot/
• http://gy.geoview.info/canister_falls,3379195
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurupukari
• https://www.inewsguyana.com/uk-funded-bridging-of-kurupukari-crossing-to-commence-soon-patterson/
• https://www.facebook.com/gotoguyana/posts/we-were-lucky-enough-to-visit-beautiful-dubulay-ranch-in-region-10-last-month-du/1906249386060472/
• Main Image: Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice (Essequibo River) | Marco Farouk Basir / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)