Weldaad

Coordinates: 6°29′15″N 57°41′0″W / 6.48750°N 57.68333°W / 6.48750; -57.68333
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Weldaad
village
Weldaad is located in Guyana
Weldaad
Weldaad
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 6°29′15″N 57°41′0″W / 6.48750°N 57.68333°W / 6.48750; -57.68333
Country Guyana
RegionMahaica-Berbice
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total285
Time zoneUTC-4
ClimateAf

Weldaad is a community in the Mahaica-Berbice Region of Guyana on the Atlantic Ocean coast. It contains the areas' post office[2] and a police station.[3] The origin of the names comes from the plantation Weldaad, which was founded when the areas that make up Guyana were Dutch colonies.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Post Office Directory". Guy Post. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Vigilant Weldaad Police arrest two". Kaieteur News Online. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Essequebo and Demerary Gazette Plantation Index 1804". Van Cooten Voices. Retrieved 16 August 2020.