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Aishalton | |
|---|---|
Amerindian Village | |
  Aishalton Location in Guyana | |
| Coordinates: 2°31′N 59°15′W / 2.517°N 59.250°W | |
| Country |  Guyana |
| Region | Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo |
| Sub-section | South/Deep South |
| Government | |
| • Toshao | Bernard Conrad (2012)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 166 sq mi (430 km2) |
| Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
| Population (2012)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,069 |
| • Ethnicities | Wapishana |
Aishalton is an Amerindian village that is situated in the Rupununi savannah of southern Guyana, in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region (Region 9) of the country.[4][5]
It is the administrative centre for the southern sub-district of Region 9.[6] In 2012, an official census recorded a population of 1,069 people in Aishalton, making it the third most highly populated village in Region 9 (after St. Ignatius and Lethem), and the most populated village in the southern sub-district.[3]
- ^ a b "Aishalton". Ministry of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ Aishalton, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana (Map). Google Earth. 2012.
- ^ a b "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Aishalton abustle with Heritage Day preparations". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ Taylor, Liam (November–December 2005). "Aishalton Diary". Caribbean Beat. 76. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
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