Esau and Jacob
Esau and Jacob is a village in the Mahaica-Berbice Region of Guyana. One of the oldest villages on the Mahaicony River, Esau and Jacob was named by Dutch settlers after the pair of twins in the Bible.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Mahaica-Berbice, Guyana
- Also known as: “Essau & Jacob” and “Essau and Jacob”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Governor Light and Burma.
Governor Light
Locality
Governor Light is a small community in the Mahaica-Berbice Region of Guyana. It stands on the coastal plain, at just one metre above sea-level, along the Mahaicony River, approximately 14 kilometres upstream from its mouth.
Burma
Hamlet
Burma is a rice-producing village on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Guyana, situated on the East Coast Demerara, 65 km east of Georgetown. The village is well known because it houses the Burma Rice Development Station, the only one of its kind in Guyana, where new varieties are tested for desirable traits. Burma is situated 4½ km east of Esau and Jacob.
Mora Point
Hamlet
Mora Point, on the Mahaicony River in the Mahaica-Berbice Region of Guyana, is a village located 18 km south of the East Coast Highway. It is an important settlement as the jurisdiction of its Police Outpost extends to almost the entire river. Mora Point is situated 6 km south of Esau and Jacob.
Esau and Jacob
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Mahaica-Berbice, Guyana, South America
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Latitude
6.48087° or 6° 28′ 51″ northLongitude
-57.7976° or 57° 47′ 51″ westElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
68R4F6J2+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 4151261676OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
“Esau and Jacob” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Esau and Jacob”
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