Anna Regina

Anna Regina is the capital city of the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region of Guyana, situated on the Atlantic coast, northwest of the mouth of the Essequibo River. Officially established as a town in 1990 under President Desmond Hoyte through the merger of 18 villages, its history traces back to an early 1800s Dutch plantation named in memory of a British planter's two daughters who tragically drowned there. The town has a notable history of labor and civil rights protests, commemorated by landmarks such as the 1972 Devonshire Castle Monument and the 1988 Damon Monument. Historically reliant on sugar production, Anna Regina's economy has since transitioned to rice manufacturing. As of the 2022 census, the town has a population of 11,846 residents, representing 21% of the region's population, and features a uniform, high-rainfall tropical rainforest climate.

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