City of New Amsterdam
Guyana's oldest town, at the confluence of the Berbice and Canje rivers — incorporated in 1891.
- Population
- 15,081
- 2026 estimate
- Township status
- 1 September 1891 — Guyana's oldest municipality
- Region
- East Berbice-Corentyne (Region 6)
History
New Amsterdam is Guyana's oldest municipality. It attained township status on 1 September 1891, and elected Neil Ross McKinnon, a barrister, as its first mayor.
It was built by the Dutch in 1740 and taken over by the British in 1803. The settlement was originally further up the Berbice River; in 1785 it was moved to its present position at the confluence of the Berbice and its tributary the Canje. The town marked its 135th anniversary in September 2026.
It lies on the eastern bank of the Berbice, about five miles from the river's mouth, and covers roughly 13.7 square kilometres.
New Amsterdam in pictures
The Council
- Mayor
- His Worship Wainwright McIntosh
- Education Officer and businessman. Elected 2023.
- Deputy Mayor
- Mr Kirk Fraser
- Council
- City of New Amsterdam
- Region
- East Berbice-Corentyne (Region 6)
- Address
- New Amsterdam Town Hall, Strand, New Amsterdam
Office-holders as at Sep 22, 2026. Source: Kaieteur News — 'New Amsterdam celebrates 135 years', 3 September 2026. If anything here is out of date, tell us at the address above and we will correct it.
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Services catalogued
17
Service areas
6
Region
East Berbice-Corentyne
City details on this page last reviewed Sep 22, 2026.
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