Guyana is divided into 10 regions:

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! No. !! Region !! Area<br />(km<sup>2</sup>) !! Pop.<br />(2012) !! Pop.<br />per km<sup>2</sup> !! Capital

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| 1 || Barima-Waini ||align=right| 20,339 ||align=right| 26,941 ||align=right| 1.3 || Mabaruma

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| 2 || Pomeroon-Supenaam ||align=right| 6,195 ||align=right| 46,810 ||align=right| 7.6 || Anna Regina

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| 3 || Essequibo Islands-West Demerara ||align=right| 3,755 ||align=right| 107,416 ||align=right| 28.6 || Vreed en Hoop

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| 4 || Demerara-Mahaica ||align=right| 2,232 ||align=right| 313,429 ||align=right| 140.4 ||Georgetown

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| 5 || Mahaica-Berbice ||align=right| 4,190 ||align=right| 49,723 ||align=right| 11.9 || Fort Wellington

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| 6 || East Berbice-Corentyne ||align=right| 36,234 ||align=right| 109,431 ||align=right| 3.0 || New Amsterdam

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| 7 || Cuyuni-Mazaruni ||align=right| 47,213 ||align=right| 20,280 ||align=right| 0.4 || Bartica

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| 8 || Potaro-Siparuni ||align=right| 20,051 ||align=right| 10,190 ||align=right| 0.5 || Mahdia

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| 9 || Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo ||align=right| 57,750 ||align=right| 24,212 ||align=right| 0.4 || Lethem

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| 10 || Upper Demerara-Berbice ||align=right| 17,040 ||align=right| 39,452 ||align=right| 2.3 || Linden

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| &nbsp; || Guyana ||align=right| 214,999 ||align=right| 747,884 ||align=right| 3.5 || Georgetown

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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).

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)

See also

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

References