Ruimveldt
Ruimveldt is an estate in Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana. Ruimveldt is situated nearby to the locality Shirley Field-Ridley Square, as well as near Bend-Kirton Court.Places of Interest
Highlights include Guyana Zoo and Castalaney House.
Guyana Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Guyana Zoo is a zoo located in Georgetown, the capital of Guyana. The zoo officially opened in 1952, but its grounds had been used as botanical gardens since 1895.
Castalaney House
Museum
Photo: Caribiana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castellani House is a large nineteenth-century building in Georgetown, Guyana. It is on the corner of Vlissengen Road and Homestretch Avenue. It was designed and constructed by the Maltese architect, Cesar Castellani, between 1879 and 1882.
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Georgetown
Church
Photo: Wiko adonayo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brickdam Cathedral, more formally known as the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Georgetown, Guyana, and is the leading Catholic church of the country.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stabroek and Providence.
Stabroek
Neighborhood
Stabroek is a ward in the centre of Georgetown, Guyana, having previously been the old name of the wider city itself, between 1784 and 1812.
Providence
Hamlet
Providence is a community in the Demerara-Mahaica Region of Guyana, on the east bank of the Demerara River, located at, altitude 1 metre. Providence is approximately 10 kilometres south of the capital, Georgetown. Providence is situated 4½ km southwest of Ruimveldt.
Plaisance
Town
Plaisance is a village in Guyana between Better Hope and Goedverwagting. It was purchased by freed slaves from cattle farmer A J Watershodt for $39,000 after the abolition of slavery in 1838. Plaisance is situated 8 km northeast of Ruimveldt.
Ruimveldt
- Type: Estate
- Also known as: “Ruimvelat Plantation”, “Ruimveld”, and “Ruimvelt”
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
6.79194° or 6° 47′ 31″ northLongitude
-58.15472° or 58° 9′ 17″ westElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
68R3QRRW+Q4GeoNames ID
3376215
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Localities in the Area
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