Berbice County

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf County
gptkbp:area approximately 13,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Demerara-Mahaica
East Berbice-Corentyne
gptkbp:capital gptkb:New_Amsterdam
gptkbp:climate Tropical climate
gptkbp:cuisine Fish curry
Pepperpot
Baked chicken
Metemgee
Cook-up_rice
gptkbp:culturalEvents gptkb:Mashramani
Eid al-Fitr
Christmas
Diwali
Phagwah
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Diverse ethnic groups
gptkbp:economy Agriculture
gptkbp:education Several primary and secondary schools
gptkbp:established 1814
gptkbp:governs Local government system
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Berbice_Slave_Rebellion
Establishment of plantations
British_colonization
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Colonial_history_of_Guyana
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Berbice County
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Guyana
gptkbp:majorIndustry Fishing
Forestry
Sugar production
Rice_cultivation
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Berbice_River
Rosignol
Canje
Skeldon
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:J._A._M._de_Freitas
gptkb:C._V._N._S._B._de_Freitas
B. A. M. de Freitas
L. A. M. de Freitas
R. A. M. de Freitas
gptkbp:population approximately 100,000
gptkbp:touristAttraction gptkb:Fort_Nassau
gptkb:Berbice_River
Plantation Ruins
gptkbp:transportation Roads and waterways