Cuyuni-Mazaruni
Cuyuni-Mazaruni
Region 7 | |
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Administrative Region | |
Country | Guyana |
Regional Capital | Bartica |
Area | |
• Total | 47,213 km2 (18,229 sq mi) |
Population (2012 census) | |
• Total | 20,280 |
• Density | 0.43/km2 (1.1/sq mi) |
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Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region 7) is a region of Guyana. Its capital is Bartica, with villages including Issano, Kartabo, Kamarang, and Imbaimadai.
It borders the regions of Barima-Waini, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara and Pomeroon-Supenaam to the north, the region of Upper Demerara-Berbice to the east, the region of Potaro-Siparuni, and borders the Brazilian state of Roraima to the south.
It covers an area of 47,213 km². Before the 1980 administrative reform most of the area belonged to the Mazaruni-Potaro district.[2]
Population
The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002.[3] In 2012, the population of Cuyuni-Mazaruni was recorded at 20,280 people.[4] Official census records for the population of the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region are as follows:
- 2012 : 20,280
- 2002 : 17,597
- 1991 : 14,794
- 1980 : 14,390
Communities
(including name variants):[5]
Gallery
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Gladys Lake
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Bartica
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Kamarang Great falls
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Fort Kai-Kover-All
Territorial claim
See also
References
- ISBN 9780333934173.
- ^ "Guyana Regions". Statoids. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ 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 17 February 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Official Announcements". Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ Summary of the Judgement of 18 December 2020