TOWNS AND CAPITAL CITY
Guyana has 9 towns and 1 Capital City
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.