Guyana
Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...
is divided into 10 regions:
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).
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.
Historical divisions
Previous regional names:
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)
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Essequibo
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Demerara
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Berbice
See also
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ISO 3166-2:GY
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List of Caribbean First-level Subdivisions by Total Area
This is a list of first-level country subdivisions within the Caribbean in order of total area. Those administrative divisions that are the largest within their respective countries are highlighted in bold. The list also contains first-level admin ...
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List of Guyanese regions by Human Development Index
References
External links
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Subdivisions of Guyana
Guyana, Regions
Regions, Guyana
Guyana geography-related lists
Politics of Guyana