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Skeldon
SkeldonLocation in Guyana
Coordinates: 5°53′N 57°8′W / 5.883°N 57.133°W / 5.883; -57.133
Country	Guyana
Region	East Berbice-Corentyne
Population
• Total	2,275

Skeldon is a small town in eastern coastal Guyana, on the estuary of the Corentyne River, which forms Guyana's border with Suriname. As of 2012 it had a population of 2,275 . Skeldon and Springlands have been administratively merged into Corriverton.

Economy

Sugar production forms the backbone to the local economy. The Guyana Sugar Corporation, Guyana's main sugar processing company, has a factory and works at Skeldon.

Hundreds of people had to look for other lucrative jobs after the closure of the sugar estate, for example; fishermen, taxi drivers, chauffeurs,farmers, store workers , etc

Transport

The town is served by hundreds of hire cars that connect the town to Georgetown and other villages. At Moleson Creek, the Stelling with ferry services to Suriname is located. There is an airstrip for small aircraft within GuySuco's Skeldon Sugar Estate's premises.

Notable people

• Imran Jafferally (1980), cricketer
• Carlston Harris (1987), mixed martial artist

References

1. ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
2. "Berbice". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
3. "Skeldon Sugar Factory". Food Processing Technology. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
4. "De Canawaima Ferry Service Incorporated". Ministerie van Transport, Communicatie en Toerisme. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
5. "Imran Jafferally". W Indies Cricket. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

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For the definition of city, town, etc see Settlements in Guyana.
Cities	Georgetown (neighborhoods: Cummingsburg, Kingston, Sophia, Stabroek, Werk-en-rust)
Towns	Anna Regina Bartica Corriverton Lethem Linden Mabaruma Mahdia New Amsterdam Rose Hall
Villages	Achiwib Adventure Agatash Aishalton Albion Annai Annandale, Demerara-Mahaica Annandale, Pomeroon-Supenaam Apoteri Aranaputa Assakata Awarewaunau Baracara Baramita Belfield Belladrum Beterverwagting Better Hope Burma Buxton Campbelltown Cane Grove Capoey Charity Clonbrook Cove and John Crabwood Creek Den Amstel Enmore Enterprise Esau and Jacob Fort Island Fort Wellington Goed Fortuin Hackney Hampton Court Helena Hiawa Hogg Island Hosororo Hyde Park Imbaimadai Isseneru Issano Ituni Jacklow Jonestown Kabakaburi Kamarang Kamwatta Hill Kanashen Karasabai Karaudarnau Kartabo Kasuela Kato Katoonarib Koriabo Kuru Kururu Kurupukari Kurupung Kwakwani Kwebanna Leonora Lima Sands Lusignan Mahaica Mahaicony Maruranau Matthews Ridge Met-en-Meerzorg Micobie Moleson Creek Monkey Mountain Moraikobai Morawhanna Nabaclis Nappi Nonpareil Onderneeming Orealla Paradise Paramakatoi Parika Pickersgill Plaisance Port Kaituma Port Mourant Providence Queenstown Rewa Rockstone Rosignol Sand Creek Santa Mission Santa Rosa Sawariwau Saxacalli Skeldon Soesdyke Spring Garden St. Cuthbert's Mission St. Ignatius St. Monica Karawab Stewartville Suddie Supenaam Surama Timehri Toka Triumph Tumatumari Tuschen Uitvlugt Unity Victoria Vreed en Hoop Vriesland Wakapau Weldaad Whitewater Windsor Forest Wowetta Yupukari Zeeburg Zeelandia
Communities	Abary Arakaka Bush Lot El Paso Governor Light Karinambo Kumaka, Barima-Waini Kumaka, East Berbice-Corentyne Long Creek Mora Point Noitgedacht Orinduik Princeville Silver Hill Tumatumari Landing
Estates	Catherinas Lust Dadanawa Ranch Wichabai
Missions	Bethany Village Paruima

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