Mora Point
village
Mora Point is located in Guyana
Mora Point
Mora Point
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 6°26′06″N 57°47′06″W / 6.4349°N 57.7850°W / 6.4349; -57.7850
Country Guyana
RegionDemerara-Mahaica
Population
 (2012)[1]
  Total153
Time zoneUTC-4
ClimateAf

Mora Point, on the Mahaicony River in the Mahaica-Berbice Region of Guyana, is a village located 18 km south of the East Coast Highway.

It is an important settlement as the jurisdiction of its Police Outpost extends to almost the entire river.

Mainly a rice-producing village it also houses the pumping station responsible for irrigation of the rice fields in the area.[2]

Mora Point contains a Health Centre,[3] Karamat Primary School[4] and Mora Point Nursery School.

References

  1. "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. "Design for Mora Point pump station nearing completion". Department of Public Information. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. "Mora Point Health Centre upgraded". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  4. "Mahaicony residents in New York make US$10,000 donation". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 19 August 2020.


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