Regions of Guyana


is divided into 10 Regions:
No.RegionArea
Pop.
Pop.
per km²
Capital
1Barima-Waini20,33926,9411.3Mabaruma
2Pomeroon-Supenaam6,19546,8107.6Anna Regina
3Essequibo Islands-West Demerara3,755107,41628.6Vreed en Hoop
4Demerara-Mahaica2,232313,429140.4Georgetown
5Mahaica-Berbice4,19049,72311.9Fort Wellington
6East Berbice-Corentyne36,234109,4313.0New Amsterdam
7Cuyuni-Mazaruni47,21320,2800.4Bartica
8Potaro-Siparuni20,05110,1900.5Mahdia
9Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo57,75024,2120.4Lethem
10Upper Demerara-Berbice17,04039,4522.3Linden
Guyana214,999747,8843.5Georgetown

Each Region is administered by a Regional Democratic Council which is headed by a Chairman. The Regions are divided into neighbourhood councils, known as Neighbourhood Democratic Councils.