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Guyana is divided into 10 regions:<ref>Bureau of Statistics - Guyana Template:Webarchive, CHAPTER III: POPULATION REDISTRIBUTION AND INTERNAL MIGRATION, Table 3.4: Population Density, Guyana: 1980 - 2002</ref><ref>Guyana - Government Information Agency Template:Webarchive, National Profile</ref>
| No. | Region | Area (km2) |
Pop. (2012) |
Pop. per km2 |
Capital | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barima-Waini | 20,339 | 26,941 | 1.3 | Mabaruma | |
| 2 | Pomeroon-Supenaam | 6,195 | 46,810 | 7.6 | Anna Regina | |
| 3 | Essequibo Islands-West Demerara | 3,755 | 107,416 | 28.6 | Vreed en Hoop | |
| 4 | Demerara-Mahaica | 2,232 | 313,429 | 140.4 | Triumph<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 5 | Mahaica-Berbice | 4,190 | 49,723 | 11.9 | Fort Wellington | |
| 6 | East Berbice-Corentyne | 36,234 | 109,431 | 3.0 | New Amsterdam | |
| 7 | Cuyuni-Mazaruni | 47,213 | 20,280 | 0.4 | Bartica | |
| 8 | Potaro-Siparuni | 20,051 | 10,190 | 0.5 | Mahdia | |
| 9 | Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo | 57,750 | 24,212 | 0.4 | Lethem | |
| 10 | Upper Demerara-Berbice | 17,040 | 39,452 | 2.3 | Linden | |
| Guyana | 214,999 | 747,884 | 3.5 | Georgetown |
Each Region is administered by a Regional Democratic Council (RDC) which is headed by a Chairman. The Regions are divided into neighbourhood councils, known as Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs).<ref>Government of Guyana, Statistics</ref>
The current regional structure was established by the Local Democratic Organs Act in 1980. The hyphenated names indicate the name of the rivers that define their border.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Historical divisionsEdit
Previous regional names:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Regions of Guyana (1971)Edit
- East Berbice-Corentyne
- East Demerara-West Coast Berbice
- Mazaruni Potaro
- North West
- Rupununi
- West Demerara-Essequibo Coast
Regions of British Guiana (1958)Edit
- East Berbice
- Essequibo
- Essequibo Islands
- North west (hinterlands)
- Mazaruni-Potaro (hinterlands)
- Rupununi (hinterlands)
Colonial counties (before 1958)Edit
See alsoEdit
- ISO 3166-2:GY
- List of Caribbean First-level Subdivisions by Total Area
- List of Guyanese regions by Human Development Index
ReferencesEdit
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External linksEdit
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