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Regions of Guyana

Regions of Guyana

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

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Regions of Guyana by number and name

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).[5]

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.[6]

Historical divisions

Previous regional names:[7][8]

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)

See also

References

  1. [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. [2]
    Guyana - Government Information Agency Archived 2007-08-14 at the Wayback Machine, National Profile
  3. [3]
    "Region Four RDC office moves to Triumph". Stabroek News. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Regional Democratic Council Region No. 4 - Demerara/Mahaica, Guyana". Regional Democratic Council Region No. 4via Facebook. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. [5]
    Government of Guyana, Statistics
  6. [6]
    "THE LOCAL DEMOCRATIC ORGANS ACT 1980" (PDF). parliament.gov.g. 7 October 1980. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  7. [7]
    "Internal Administrative Divisions of British Guiana" (PDF). Cia.gov. 29 August 1958. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  8. [8]
    "ADMIN REGIONS DETAILED – GUYANA LANDS AND SURVEYS COMMISSION'S FACT PAGE ON GUYANA". Retrieved 2021-03-16.
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