Current Date And Time In Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
12:00:12 GYT
Capital: Lethem
Currency: Guyanese Dollar (GYD)
Timezone: UTC -04:00 (GYT)
Population: 17,706
Area: 57,750.00 km²
State Code: UT
Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Guyana. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo.
Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Mashramani / Republic Day on February 23) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Guyana's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Guyana's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo and the rest of Guyana, not a separate Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo-specific calendar.
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These are Guyana's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Guyana's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Guyana, including Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Mashramani / Republic Day | Tue, Feb 23, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Public holiday schedules in Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo combine statutory nationwide non-working days with regional observances. Commercial banks, government offices, and educational institutions in Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo observe mandatory statutory closures on national days.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo doesn't simply disappear — Guyana's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo's capital, Lethem observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo.