Silver Hill, Guyana

Silver Hill
Moblissa Newton
village
Silver Hill
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 6°10′00″N 58°16′00″W / 6.1666667°N 58.2666667°W / 6.1666667; -58.2666667
Country Guyana
RegionDemerara-Mahaica
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total
251[a]
Time zoneUTC-4
ClimateAf

Silver Hill (also Moblissa Newton) is a very small settlement in the Demerara-Mahaica Region of Guyana, 48 km (30 mi) up the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, which runs along the east bank of the Demerara River.[1]

The village has a school,[3] but has no electricity other than private Diesel generators.[1]

Recently the area has been developing with resorts, agriculture and farming technology in the area. A few miles before Silver Hill is the Dalgin region that possess peanuts, watermelon and other fruit farmers.

Notes

  1. ^ Census population includes Dalgin & Conception. The population of the village proper was <100 according to Stabroek News[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Silver Hill". Stabroek News. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ ""Three more communities in Guyana get potable water for the first time"". Nation News. Retrieved 19 August 2020.