{{Infobox settlement | name = Agatash | native_name = | native_name_lang = | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Guyana<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Guyana | coordinates = {{coord|6.37709|-58.61910|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Guyana}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Guyana|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Cuyuni-Mazaruni]] | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric <!-- ALL fields with measurements have automatic unit conversion --> <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | area_footnotes = | area_magnitude = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> | area_note = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = <!-- square kilometers --> | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_as_of = 2012 | population_footnotes = <ref name="census2012">{{cite web|url=https://statisticsguyana.gov.gy/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Population_By_Village_2012.zip |title=2012 Population by Village|website=Statistics Guyana|access-date=12 December 2021}}</ref> | population_total = 740 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | population_demonym = | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | blank1_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]] | blank1_info = [[Tropical rainforest climate|Af]] | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | footnotes = }}
'''Agatash''' is a village in the [[Cuyuni-Mazaruni]] Region of [[Guyana]]. It is located about {{convert|3|mi|km}} south of [[Bartica]] along the [[Essequibo River]] opposite Sloth Island.<ref name="stabroek">{{cite news|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2019/04/07/sunday/beyond-gt/agatash/ |title=Agatash|author=Joanna Dhanraj|website=Stabroek News|access-date=12 December 2021|date=7 April 2019}}</ref>
==Overview== The area used to be [[crown land]]s.<ref name="stabroek"/> In the early 1900s, the government of [[Demerara]] awarded {{convert|1,500|acres|ha}} for a [[Lime (fruit)|lime]] estate.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=agatash&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:011215668:mpeg21:a0021&resultsidentifier=ddd:011215668:mpeg21:a0021&rowid=4 |title=Lemmetjes|website=De Surinamer via Delpher.nl|date=14 February 1907 |access-date=12 December 2021|language=nl}}</ref> Agatash is made of two [[Arawak language|Arawak]] words meaning water and land.<ref name="stabroek"/>
The economy is based on farming and mining. Agatash has a primary school and a health centre.<ref name="stabroek"/> The nearest hospital is in Bartica.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2019/06/16/bartica-a-fusion-of-valleys-undulating-hills-and-happy-people/ |title=Bartica–a fusion of valleys, undulating hills, and happy people|author=Alex Wayne|date=16 June 2019|access-date=12 December 2021|website=Kaieteur News Online}}</ref> Electricity is provided by [[solar panel]]s donated by the Eerepami Regenwaldstiftung.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://guyanachronicle.com/2011/05/03/agatash-community-gifted-with-solar-lights-panels/ |title=Agatash community gifted with solar lights /panels|date=3 May 2011|access-date=12 December 2021}}</ref> The village depends on rainwater for drinking.<ref name="stabroek"/> In July 2021, the road to Bartica was paved.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://dpi.gov.gy/agatash-gets-paved-road-nursery-school-for-dagg-point/ |title=Agatash gets paved road, nursery school for Dagg Point |date=25 July 2021|access-date=12 December 2021|website=Department of Public Information}}</ref>
==Sloth Island== {{anchor|Sloth}} [[File:Sloth Island - Barica, Guyana (23545239532).jpg|thumb|left]] Sloth Island is an [[ecotourism]] resort located on an island in the [[Essequibo River]].<ref name="kaieteur">{{cite news|url=https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2019/04/29/sloth-island-nature-resort-one-of-guyanas-best-kept-secrets/ |title=Sloth Island Nature Resort – one of Guyana’s best kept secrets |website=Kaieteur News Online|access-date=12 December 2021}}</ref> The island is opposite Agatash,<ref name="stabroek"/> and measures {{convert|160|acre|ha}}.<ref name="sloth">{{cite web|url=https://slothisland.com/about.html |title=About Sloth Island |website=Sloth Island|access-date=12 December 2021}}</ref>
The island was uninhabited, contained pristine rainforests, and was home to many monkeys, [[sloth]]s, and birds.<ref name="kaieteur"/> In the early 1990s, five acres were developed into a tourist resort which was built by Amerindians from Agatash. The remainder has been designated nature reserve.<ref name="sloth"/> The island can be accessed by a five minute boat ride from Bartica.<ref name="kaieteur"/>
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{{Settlements in Guyana}}
[[Category:Populated places in Cuyuni-Mazaruni]]