La Penitence
La Penitence is a neighborhood in Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana. La Penitence is situated nearby to the neighborhood Yarrow Dam, as well as near Albouystown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Georgetown and Stabroek Market.
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.
Stabroek Market
Marketplace
Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stabroek Market is the largest market of Georgetown, Guyana. Located in the centre of the capital city, the market is housed in an iron and steel structure with a prominent clock tower.
Georgetown City Hall
Town hall
Photo: JukoFF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Georgetown City Hall is a nineteenth-century Gothic Revival building located on the corner of Regent Street and Avenue of the Republic in Georgetown, Guyana.
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 south of La Penitence.
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 9 km east of La Penitence.
La Penitence
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, South America
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Latitude
6.79839° or 6° 47′ 54″ northLongitude
-58.16669° or 58° 10′ 0″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
68R3QRXM+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 5232750101OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
3377469
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