Guyana is divided into 10 regions:Bureau of Statistics - Guyana , CHAPTER III: POPULATION REDISTRIBUTION AND INTERNAL MIGRATION, Table 3.4: Population Density, Guyana: 1980 - 2002Guyana - Government Information Agency , National Profile
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 Georgetown 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).Government of Guyana, Statistics
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.
Historical divisions Previous regional names:
Regions of Guyana (1971)
East Berbice-Corentyne East Demerara-West Coast Berbice Mazaruni Potaro North West Rupununi West Demerara-Essequibo Coast
Regions of British Guiana (1958)
East Berbice Essequibo Essequibo Islands North west (hinterlands) Mazaruni-Potaro (hinterlands) Rupununi (hinterlands)
Colonial counties (before 1958)
Essequibo Demerara Berbice
Lands inhabited by Indigenous peoples Epira Amerindian District (East Berbice-Corentyne Area) Epira Amerindian Reservation (East Berbice-Corentyne Area) Kanuku Amerindian District (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Area) Karasabai Amerindian District (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Area) Orealla Amerindian District (East Berbice-Corentyne Area) Orealla Amerindian Reservation (East Berbice-Corentyne Area) Pomeroon-Ituribisi Amerindian District (Pomeroon-Supenaam Area) Pomeroon-Ituribisi Indian Reservation (Pomeroon-Supenaam Area) Pomeroon-Ituribisi Reservation (Pomeroon-Supenaam Area) Saint Francis Amerindian District (Guyana Area) Santa Amerindian District (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Area) Wikki Amerindian District (Upper Demerara-Berbice Area) Wikki Amerindian Reservation (Upper Demerara-Berbice Area) Wikki Indian Reservation (Upper Demerara-Berbice Area)Guyana Fishing and Outdoor Nature Destination Maps Directory | MyFishMaps.com
See also ISO 3166-2:GY List of Caribbean First-level Subdivisions by Total Area List of Guyanese regions by Human Development Index
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