Mahaica is a village located in region 4 of Demerara-Mahaica in Guyana. Mahaica is often used as a subregion for the adjoining villages near the Mahaica River like Hand-en-Veldt,[2]Good Hope,[3] Chelsey Park,[4] and Jonestown, which is often referred to as Mahaica or its old Dutch plantation name Voorzigtigheid.[5]
The economy of the region is dependent on rice and other agriculture.[6]
Historically, Mahaica was considered a village, about 25 miles from Georgetown. It was a Wesleyan Methodist parish.[7]
