Bartica
Regional capital of Cuyuni-Mazaruni or Region N.7 administered de facto by Guyana and claimed by Venezuela
Bartica is a town located on the west bank of the Essequibo River in Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region 7), at the confluence of the Cuyuni and Mazaruni Rivers with the Essequibo River in Guyana. It is the regional capital of Cuyuni-Mazaruni.
Considered the "Gateway to the Interior", the town has a population of 8,004 as of 2012, and is the launching point for people who work in the bush, mining gold and diamonds.
History
The town developed from an Anglican missionary settlement, established in 1837, and consecrated in 1843. The name Bartica comes from an indigenous word meaning "red earth", abundant in the area. According to the Georgetown Daily Chronicle of July 30, 1892, the ornithologist Whitely died in his camp on the Annie Scapy River near Bartica. He was in a state of delirium from malaria and also depressed by the loss of his bird hunting haul when his boat sank. This was probably the reason why he eventually shot himself.
Education
Bartica has two secondary school Bartica Secondary and Three Miles Secondary and three primary schools, St. Anthony's Primary and St.
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