Belfield is a village in the Demerara-Mahaica

Demerara-Mahaica

Demerara-Mahaica is a region of Guyana, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Mahaica-Berbice to the east, the region of Upper Demerara-Berbice to the south and the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara to the west....

 Region of Guyana

Guyana

Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...

, standing on the Atlantic coast, three kilometres west of Enmore

Enmore, Guyana

Enmore is a village in the Demerara-Mahaica region along the coastal belt of Guyana. It is about two square miles in size and has a multi-ethnic population of about 8,000, with large concentrations of Indo-Guyanese....

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The first section of the Demerara-Berbice Railway

Demerara-Berbice Railway

The Railways of Guyana comprised two public railways and several industrial railways, including the first in South America.-Demerara-Berbice railway:...

, from Georgetown

Georgetown, Guyana

Georgetown, estimated population 239,227 , is the capital and largest city of Guyana, located in the Demerara-Mahaica region. It is situated on the Atlantic Ocean coast at the mouth of the Demerara River and it was nicknamed 'Garden City of the Caribbean.' Georgetown is located at . The city serves...

 to Plaisance, was opened on 3 November 1848. The extension to Belfield was completed in 1854.

Belfield was once home to the Belfield Girls' School, a school for delinquent girls, founded in 1949.