Regions of Guyana

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).[4]

Regions of Guyana by number and name

Guyana is divided into 10 Regions:[1][2]

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[3]
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

See also

• ISO 3166-2:GY
• List of Caribbean First-level Subdivisions by Total Area
• List of Guyanese regions by Human Development Index

References

1. Bureau of Statistics - Guyana Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, CHAPTER III: POPULATION REDISTRIBUTION AND INTERNAL MIGRATION, Table 3.4: Population Density, Guyana: 1980 - 2002
2. Guyana - Government Information Agency Archived 2007-08-14 at the Wayback Machine, National Profile
3. "Region 4 – Demerara- Mahaica | Ministry of Communities". Retrieved 2019-04-16.
4. Government of Guyana, Statistics

External links

• "Regions of Guyana". Statoids.