Potaro-Siparuni

Potaro-Siparuni
Region 8
Administrative Region
Flag of Potaro-Siparuni
Map of Guyana showing Potaro-Siparuni region
Map of Guyana showing Potaro-Siparuni region
Country Guyana
Claimed by  Venezuela
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.

  1. ^ Macmillan Publishers (2009). "Administrative Regions - 8, 9 and 10". Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana. Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean. p. 37. ISBN 9780333934173.

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