Linden, Guyana

Linden is the second-largest city in Guyana, capital of the Upper Demerara-Berbice region, been declared a town in 1970. It lies on the Demerara river and has population of roughly 60,000. It is primarily a bauxite mining town, containing a mine 60-90 metres deep, with many other pits now in disuse.

Related Topics:
Guyana - Upper Demerara-Berbice - Demerara river - Bauxite

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Linden is the largest urbanity without a university within the country, if one considers the University in Turkeyen in Greater Georgetown as outside Georgetown.

Related Topics:
Turkeyen - Georgetown

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The mining company runs a colonial-era guest house, with other hotels including the Summit Hotel and Hotel Star.

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