 New
Amsterdam,
(Nieuw Amsterdam in Dutch), located in the East Berbice-Corentyne
Region, is one of the largest towns in Guyana, sixty-two
miles from the capital, Georgetown.
It
is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast at the mouth of the
Berbice River and has a population of approximately 33,000
people.
The
main schools in New Amsterdam
are Berbice High School, Berbice Educational Institute,
Vryman's Erven Secondary, Tutorial Academy, and New Amsterdam
Multi-Lateral High School (opened in 1975). The town is
fairly small consisting of three main roads with about a
dozen cross streets. It has a Mayor and a thriving market.
From New Amsterdam you can get to Crabwood Creek (about
45 miles away) via the Corentyne or to the East Canje area
of Berbice. A road also leads up the Berbice river bank
to the town of Mara about 25 miles away.
There
are several hotels in the town: Church View Guest House,
Astor Hotel, Parkway Hotel and Little Rock.
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