Met-en-Meerzorg
Meten-Meer-Zorg | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 6°52′38″N 58°19′27″W / 6.87722°N 58.32417°W | |
Country | Guyana |
Region | Essequibo Islands-West Demerara |
Population (2012)
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• Total | 3,910 |
Time zone | UTC-4 |
Climate | Af |
Met-en-Meerzorg (also Meten-Meer-Zorg) is a village located on the West Coast of Demerara in the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara in Guyana. The village was named after the sugar plantation Met en Meerzorg. [2]
The community was founded in 1871. The village consists of a housing estate and a squatted village. [3] The informal settlement was composed of fourroom houses constructed with walls made from zinc or wood. In 1997, there was no running water and there had been electricity since 1994. [4] As of 2015, a large scale housing project was started in the village. [5] The village has a health centre, a primary school, and a professional learning college. [3] Met-en-Meerzorg is home to the Guyana Heritage Museum which was founded in 1994. [3]