Linden | |
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Town and regional capital | |
![]() View from the Demerara River | |
Coordinates: 6°0′0″N 58°18′0″W / 6.00000°N 58.30000°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Upper Demerara-Berbice |
Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 27,277 |
Linden is the second largest city in Guyana after Georgetown, and capital of the Upper Demerara-Berbice region,[2] located at 6°0′0″N 58°18′0″W / 6.00000°N 58.30000°W, altitude 48 m (160 ft). It was declared a town in 1970, and includes the communities of MacKenzie, Christianburg, and Wismar. It lies on the Demerara River and has a population of 27,277 as of 2012.[1] It is primarily a bauxite mining town, containing many mines 60–90 m deep, with many other pits now in disuse.[3]
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