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 | |
| Country | Guyana |
| Region | Demerara-Mahaica |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
• Total | 251[a] |
| Time zone | UTC-4 |
| Climate | Af |
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
References
- ^ a b c "Silver Hill". Stabroek News. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ ""Three more communities in Guyana get potable water for the first time"". Nation News. Retrieved 19 August 2020.