Potaro-Siparuni
Region 8 | |
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Administrative Region | |
Country | Guyana Claimed by Venezuela |
Regional Capital | Mahdia |
Area | |
• Total | 20,051 km2 (7,742 sq mi) |
Population (2012 census) | |
• Total | 10,190 |
• Density | 0.51/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.