Timehri

Timehri
village
Timehri is located in Guyana
Timehri
Timehri
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 6°30′29″N 58°15′07″W / 6.508°N 58.252°W / 6.508; -58.252
Country Guyana
RegionDemerara-Mahaica
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
4,433
Time zoneUTC-4
ClimateAf

Timehri is a village in Guyana located 41 kilometers to the south of the nation's capital Georgetown. The name "Timehri" is an Amerindian word meaning "paintings and drawings on the rock"[2]

It contains the Cheddi Jagan International Airport which is the major international airport of the country. The airport used to be called Timehri International Airport.[3]

It is also home to the South Dakota Circuit where numerous international competitors meet and participate in motor racing events each year. The track is located on a former part of the airport.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. ^ Remembering Cheddi Jagan Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Georgetown Cheddi Jagan International Airport". Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. ^ "South Dakota Circuit". Silhouet.
  5. ^ "TRACKS: SOUTH DAKOTA". Guido de Carli.