Potaro-Siparuni
Region 8
Administrative Region
Flag of Potaro-Siparuni
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Map of Guyana showing Potaro-Siparuni region
Map of Guyana showing Potaro-Siparuni region
Country Guyana
Regional CapitalMahdia
Area
 • Total20,051 km2 (7,742 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total10,190
 • Density0.51/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
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Potaro-Siparuni (Region 8) is a region of Guyana. It borders the region of Cuyuni-Mazaruni to the north, the regions of Upper Demerara-Berbice and East Berbice-Corentyne to the east, the region of Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo to the south and Brazil to the west.

The main villages in the region are Campbelltown, Orinduik, Mahdia, Paramakatoi and Tumatumari.

Population

The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002.[2] In 2012, the population of Potaro-Siparuni was recorded at 10,190 people.[3] Official census records for the population of Potaro-Siparuni are as follows:

Hills in the South Mahdia, Potaro Siparuni

Communities

(including name variants):[4]

Tourism

Kaieteur Falls is a major tourist attraction in Guyana. It is in Kaieteur National Park in the center of Guyana's rainforest. The park is served by Kaieteur International Airport, about a 15-minute walk from the top of Kaieteur falls, with frequent flights to Ogle Airport and Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Georgetown. Within Potaro-Siparuni is also a section of the Amazon rainforest.

Territorial claim

Venezuela has renewed its claim to the Essequibo region which is situated west of the Essequibo river.[5] The status of the border controversy is subject to the Geneva Agreement, which was signed by the United Kingdom, Venezuela and British Guiana on February 17, 1966. As of December 2020, the matter is being addressed by the ICJ.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Macmillan Publishers (2009). "Administrative Regions - 8, 9 and 10". Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana. Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean. p. 37. ISBN 9780333934173.
  2. ^ Beaie, Sonkarley Tiatun (19 September 2007). "Chapter 3: National Redistribution and Internal Migration" (PDF). 2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report. Bureau of Statistics. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. ^ Beaie, Sonkarley Tiatun (19 September 2007). "National Population Trends: Size, Growth and Distribution" (PDF Download). 2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report. Bureau of Statistics. p. 25. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  4. ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Official Announcements". Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  6. ^ Summary of the Judgement of 18 December 2020

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