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New Amsterdam

Administrative centre of Region Six and one of Guyana’s principal towns.

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Region 6 · East Berbice-Corentyne

Low Coastal Plain

6.2479, -57.5171

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Source: GLSC Digital Gazetteer

Updated 3 Oct 2026

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