# Agatash

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Village in Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Guyana

Agatash Village Agatash Location in Guyana Coordinates: 6°22′38″N 58°37′09″W / 6.37709°N 58.61910°W / 6.37709; -58.61910 Country Guyana Region Cuyuni-Mazaruni Population (2012)[1] • Total 740 Climate Af

**Agatash** is a village in the [Cuyuni-Mazaruni](/source/Cuyuni-Mazaruni) Region of [Guyana](/source/Guyana). It is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of [Bartica](/source/Bartica) along the [Essequibo River](/source/Essequibo_River) opposite Sloth Island.[2]

## Overview

The area used to be [crown lands](/source/Crown_land).[2] In the early 1900s, the government of [Demerara](/source/Demerara) awarded 1,500 acres (610 ha) for a [lime](/source/Lime_(fruit)) estate.[3] Agatash is made of two [Arawak](/source/Arawak_language) words meaning water and land.[2]

The economy is based on farming and mining. Agatash has a primary school and a health centre.[2] The nearest hospital is in Bartica.[4] Electricity is provided by [solar panels](/source/Solar_panel) donated by the Eerepami Regenwaldstiftung.[5] The village depends on rainwater for drinking.[2] In July 2021, the road to Bartica was paved.[6]

## Sloth Island

Sloth Island is an [ecotourism](/source/Ecotourism) resort located on an island in the [Essequibo River](/source/Essequibo_River).[7] The island is opposite Agatash,[2] and measures 160 acres (65 ha).[8]

The island was uninhabited, contained pristine rainforests, and was home to many monkeys, [sloths](/source/Sloth), and birds.[7] 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.[8] The island can be accessed by a five minute boat ride from Bartica.[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-census2012_1-0)** ["2012 Population by Village"](https://statisticsguyana.gov.gy/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Population_By_Village_2012.zip). *Statistics Guyana*. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-stabroek_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-stabroek_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-stabroek_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-stabroek_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-stabroek_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-stabroek_2-5) Joanna Dhanraj (7 April 2019). ["Agatash"](https://www.stabroeknews.com/2019/04/07/sunday/beyond-gt/agatash/). *Stabroek News*. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Lemmetjes"](https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=agatash&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:011215668:mpeg21:a0021&resultsidentifier=ddd:011215668:mpeg21:a0021&rowid=4). *De Surinamer via Delpher.nl* (in Dutch). 14 February 1907. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Alex Wayne (16 June 2019). ["Bartica–a fusion of valleys, undulating hills, and happy people"](https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2019/06/16/bartica-a-fusion-of-valleys-undulating-hills-and-happy-people/). *Kaieteur News Online*. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Agatash community gifted with solar lights /panels"](https://guyanachronicle.com/2011/05/03/agatash-community-gifted-with-solar-lights-panels/). 3 May 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Agatash gets paved road, nursery school for Dagg Point"](https://dpi.gov.gy/agatash-gets-paved-road-nursery-school-for-dagg-point/). *Department of Public Information*. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-kaieteur_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-kaieteur_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-kaieteur_7-2) ["Sloth Island Nature Resort – one of Guyana's best kept secrets"](https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2019/04/29/sloth-island-nature-resort-one-of-guyanas-best-kept-secrets/). *Kaieteur News Online*. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sloth_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sloth_8-1) ["About Sloth Island"](https://slothisland.com/about.html). *Sloth Island*. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

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