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Long Creek, Guyana

Coordinates: 6°16′08″N 58°14′35″W / 6.2688°N 58.2431°W / 6.2688; -58.2431
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Long Creek
village
Long Creek is located in Guyana
Long Creek
Long Creek
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 6°16′08″N 58°14′35″W / 6.2688°N 58.2431°W / 6.2688; -58.2431
Country Guyana
RegionDemerara-Mahaica
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total168
Time zoneUTC-4
ClimateAf

Long Creek is a village located 24.5 km up the Soesdyke-Linden Highway in the Demerara-Mahaica region of Guyana. Long Creek is hidden out of sight at the end of a trail off the highway.[2]

There is no electricity in the village except for private Diesel generators. The economy is based on subsistence farming, fishing and coal production.[2]

Long Creek has two churches and one primary school.[3] The Cottage Health Centre is the closest healthcare facility.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Long Creek". Stabroek News. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Primary Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 19 August 2020.