Back نيو امستردام (شرق بيربيس كورتين) ARZ Нью-Амстэрдам Byelorussian New Amsterdam CEB New Amsterdam (Guyana) Czech New Amsterdam (Guyana) German Nueva Ámsterdam (Guyana) Spanish New Amsterdam (Guyana) French ניו אמסטרדם (גיאנה) HE New Amsterdam, Guyana ID New Amsterdam (Guyana) Italian
New Amsterdam | |
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Town and regional capital | |
 New Amsterdam Town Hall (1950) | |
  New Amsterdam Location in Guyana | |
| Coordinates: 6°15′N 57°31′W / 6.250°N 57.517°W | |
| Country |  Guyana |
| Region | East Berbice-Corentyne |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 17,329 |
New Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam) is the regional capital of East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana and one of the country's largest towns.[2] It is 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the capital, Georgetown and located on the eastern bank of the Berbice River, 6 km (4 mi) upriver from its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean, and immediately south of the Canje River. New Amsterdam's population is 17,329 inhabitants as of 2012.[1]
- ^ a b "2012 Census" (PDF). Statistics Guyana. p. 23. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Capital towns and economic development". Ministry of Communities. Retrieved 18 August 2020.