Georgetown, Guyana - Regions of Georgetown

Regions of Georgetown

Georgetown has expanded dramatically through the years and may be divided into three Geographical regions:

Georgetown - referring to Central Georgetown includes the Business district as well as the seat of the national Government.

Greater Georgetown - contains some of the most expensive and luxurious metropolitan neighbourhoods. Bel Air Park, Bel Air Gardens, Lamaha Gardens and Bel Air Springs are well known ultimately as places for the rich and powerful. Most residents here are high ranking executives or government officials. These close gated neighbourhoods of the city are mostly concentrated in the northeastern part towards Greater Georgetown and the Atlantic.

Greater Georgetown contains some notable places such as:

• The University of Guyana (Headquarters)
• The Cyril Potter College of Education
• The Caribbean Community Secretariat (Headquarters of CARICOM)
• The Guyana International Conference Centre
• Ocean View International Hotel
• Guyana Sugar Corporation (Headquarters of the country's largest corporation)
• Ogle Airport (Guyana's local air transport facility)

South Georgetown - incorporated communities of neighbourhoods along the eastern bank of the Demerara River such as Sophia, Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Albouystown, Guyhoc Park, and Agricola. This is a well known and highly regarded poor area of the city. Some places like Houston Estates, Ruimvelt and Thirst Park have retained high levels of affluence.