Demerara

Demerara was one of the original British colonies that was joined into the colony of British Guiana, now Guyana. It was located around the mouth of the Demerara River, and its main town was Georgetown. Demerara is now one of three counties of Guyana. The other two counties are Berbice and Essequibo. Before the colony became British, it was a Dutch colony.

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Sugar cane based sweetners known as Demerara are also so-named because originally they came from the Dutch colony of Demerara.

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See also: History of Guyana

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Demerara related Images and Photos (experimental)

Chambers the Chemist Shop in Georgetown Demerara 3rd April 1826