Linden

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Linden

Total population

60,000

Coordinates6.01°, -58.31°

Demographic figures from Bureau of Statistics (Guyana). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Linden is the second largest city in Guyana after Georgetown, and capital of the Upper Demerara-Berbice region, located at 6°0′0″N 58°18′0″W, altitude 48 m (160 ft). It was declared a town in 1970, and includes the communities of MacKenzie, Christianburg, and Wismar. It lies on the Demerara River and has a population of 33,183 as of 2022. It is primarily a bauxite mining town, containing many mines 60–90 m deep, with many other pits now in disuse.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.