Aishalton
Aishalton | |
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Amerindian Village | |
Aishalton Location in Guyana | |
| Coordinates: 2°31′N 59°15′W / 2.517°N 59.250°W | |
| Country | Guyana |
| Region | Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo |
| Sub-section | South/Deep South |
| Government | |
| • Toshao | Bernard Conrad (2012) |
| Area | |
• Total | 166 sq mi (430 km2) |
| Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 1,069 |
| • Ethnicities | Wapishana |
Aishalton is an Amerindian village that is situated in the Rupununi savannah of southern Guyana, in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region (Region 9) of the country.
It is the administrative centre for the southern sub-district of Region 9. In 2012, an official census recorded a population of 1,069 people in Aishalton, making it the third most highly populated village in Region 9 (after St. Ignatius and Lethem), and the most populated village in the southern sub-district.