TOWNS AND CAPITAL CITY

 

 Guyana has 9 towns and 1 Capital City

Guyana Towns

There are a total of ten (10) towns (also known as municipalities) in Guyana of which Georgetown is the Capital City.

  • Georgetown:
    • The Capital City of Guyana and the Centre of Government
    • Located in Region 4
    • Promoted from township to city in 1842
    • Has an approximate area of 39 square kilometres or 15 square miles
    • Has an approximate population of 118,370 persons.
    • For further details see the Wikipedia page on Georgetown
  • Mabaruma:
    • Located in Region 1
    • Declared a town in the year 2017
    • Has an approximate area of 111 square kilometres or 43 square miles
    • Has an approximate population of 3,980 persons.
  • Anna Regina:
    • Located in Region 2
    • Declared a town in 1891
    • Has an approximate area of 79 square kilometres, 31 square miles
    • Has an approximate population of 11,130 persons
  • New Amsterdam:
    • Located in Region 6
    • Declared a town in 1891
    • Has an approximate area of 14 square kilometres, 5 square miles
    • Has an approximate population of 15,370 persons
  • Rose Hall:
    • Located in Region 6
    • Declared a town in 1891
    • Has an approximate area of 14 square kilometres, 6 square miles
    • Has an approximate population of 4,600 persons
  • Corriverton:
    • Located in Region 6
    • Declared a town in 1891
    • Has an approximate area of 48 square kilometres, 19 square miles
    • Has an approximate population of 10,240 persons
  • Linden:
    • Located in Region 10
    • Declared a town in 1970
    • Has an approximate area of 144 square kilometres, 57 square miles
    • Has an approximate population of 28,710 persons
  • Mahdia:
    • Loacted in Region 7
    • Declared a town in the year 2018
    • Has an approximate area of 1982 square kilometres, 765 square miles
    • Has an approximate population of 2,560 persons
  • Lethem:
    • Located in in Region 9
    • Declared a town in the year 2017
    • Has an approximate area of 676 square kilometres, 261 square miles
    • Has an approximate population of 3,250 persons
  • Bartica:
    • Located in Region 7
    • Declared a town in the year 2016
    • Has an approximate area of 200 square kilometres, 77 square miles
    • Has an approximate population of 9,170 persons.