Fort Wellington, Guyana
Fort Wellington | |
|---|---|
village and regional capital | |
Fort Wellington | |
| Coordinates: 6°24′0″N 57°37′0″W / 6.40000°N 57.61667°W | |
| Country | Guyana |
| Region | Mahaica-Berbice |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 118 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 |
Fort Wellington is a village located in the Mahaica-Berbice region of Guyana, serving as its regional capital.
It is located on the west coast of Berbice and about 54 miles from Georgetown. Public services include Fort Wellington Hospital, a primary school, a secondary school, a police station, a magistrate's court, a National Insurance Scheme office, a Guyana Elections Commission Office and a post office.
Government administration and agriculture are major economic activities of the town. In 2017, two students of University of Guyana performed a feasibility study for growing onions in Guyana in conjunction with a Canadian agricultural organization.
The town has few supermarkets and grocery stores so villagers travel to Bushlot some distance away for supplies.