Uitvlugt
Uitvlugt | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Uitvlugt | |
| Coordinates: 6°52′27″N 58°18′08″W / 6.874194°N 58.302304°W | |
| Country | Guyana |
| Region | Essequibo Islands-West Demerara |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,980 |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 |
Uitvlugt (pronounced "owt-flut") is a village in the
Vreed-en-Hoop
.
The name is Dutch and translates to
GuySuCo.[3] The sugar factory supplied its sugar via a pipeline to the nearby rum distillery. The rum distillery closed in 1999.[3]
As of 2012 the population was 2,980 people from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.[1] Unusually for the region, the village has seven churches.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ a b ROXANNE CLARKE (March 18, 2012). "Uitvlugt". Stabroek News. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ a b c "Inside the Uitvlugt Sugar Factory". Cocktail Wonk. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
