Rose Hall (Guyana)

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Rose Hall
Coordinates	6 ° 16 ′  N , 57 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 6 ° 16 ′  N , 57 ° 21 ′  W
Basic data
Country	Guyana
region	East Berbice-Corentyne
Residents	3583 (2002)

Rose Hall is the smallest town in Guyana with a population of around 3583 . It lies in the province of East Berbice-Corentyne . Rose Hall was built by Dutch settlers, later bought by field slaves. In 1908 it was given the status of a village and only became a city in 1970. The city has an area of ​​13 km². There are three neighborhoods: Middle Rose Hall, East Rose Hall, and Williamsburg. In 1913 there was riot among field workers at Rose Hall.

Rose Hall is mainly used as a marketplace in the Berbice region to buy raw materials for clothing and groceries. There are two banks and a number of shops in the areas mentioned above. Rose Hall has a cricket team, the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club.

Known residents

• Nezam Hafiz (1969-2001), Guyanese-American cricketer who was killed on September 11, 2001 in the New York attacks.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/census.html Data from the 2002 census (accessed on March 9, 2013)
2. ↑ See: Mangru, Basdeo: Indenture and Abolition: Sacrifice and Survival on the Guyanese Sugar Plantations. Toronto 1993
3. ↑ See: Bisnauth, Dale: The Settlement of Indians in Guyana 1890-1930. Leeds 2000, p. 76
4. ↑ http://www.guyana-cricket.com/org/rose-hall-town-youth-sports-club-rhtysc (accessed March 9, 2013)
5. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/content/player/25633.html Biographical data and photo (accessed on March 9, 2013)