Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo

Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo; Region 9
	Administrative Region
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	Map of Guyana showing Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region
Country	Guyana Claimed by Venezuela (as part of Bolívar state) (to the west of Essequibo river)[1]
Regional Capital	Lethem
Area
• Total	57,750 km2 (22,300 sq mi)
Population (2012 census)
• Total	24,212
• Density	0.42/km2 (1.1/sq mi)
	[2]

Upper Takutu-Upper Esequibo (Region 9) is a region of Esequiban Guyana, a territory in dispute by Guyana and Venezuela. Venezuela claims the territory as part of Bolívar state. Unlike an elongated narrow section of the region who is located east of Essequibo river, which means is out of the dispute.

It borders the region of Potaro-Siparuni to the north, the region of East Berbice-Corentyne to the east and Brazil to the south and west. It contains the town of Lethem, and the villages of Aishalton, Nappi and Surama. It is also the largest region of Guyana. Sir John Noe was an English missionary there.

The Rupununi savannah is located between the Rupununi River and the Brazilian border.

Population

The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002.[3] In 2012, the population of Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo was recorded at 24,212 people.[4] Official census records for the population of the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region are as follows:

Surama

2012 : 24,212
2002 : 19,387
1991 : 15,058
1980 : 12,873

Communities

List of communities (including name variants):

Achiwib (Achiwuib Village)
Adelair
Aishalton (Aishalton Village)
- Ishalton
Altora Village
Ambrose Village
Annai (Anwai)
Apoteri
Arakwai Outstation
Atamadpau
Awariwaunau (Awaruwaunawa)
Basha Village
Biloku
Bon Success (Bom Sucesso)
Burisanawa Village (Village Burisanawa)
Cajueiro
Dadanawa
Good Hope
Hart
Hawkins Mission
Hiawa
Illimir Village
Imprenza
Isherton
Jacaretinga (Jakaretinga)
Johi (Johi Village)
Kaibarupai Village
Karanambo
Karasabai (Karasabai Village)
Kataliriwau Outstation
Konashen
Kotoewau
Kumu Village
Kurukuru-Baibari
Kwaimatta (Kwaimatta Village, Kwaiwatta Village, Kwamatta)
Kwatata (Quatata)
Lethem (Lethen)
Lumidpau
MacDonald
Macusi Village
Mamir Pawa
Manari
Marakanata
Mariwa Village
Maruranau (Maruranawa, Marurawaunawa, Marurawaunawa Village)
Massara (Massara Village)
McTurk
Melvilles Ranch
Meritizero
Moco-Moco (Moco-Moco Village)
Moreiro (Moreiru)
Mountain Point
Mountain View
Muriwa Village
Nappi Village (Village Nappita)
Parabara
Paricaranal (Parikaranal)
Parishara (Parishara Village)
Patarinau
Peropo
Pilanawa (Pilinawa)
Pirara
Powisanau Village
Pukasanta Village
Sabernawau Village
Saint Ignatius (Saint Ignatius Mission)
Sand Creek Village
Santa Fe (Santa Fe Ranch, Santa Fé Ranch)
Sawariwau (Sawariwaunawa)
Shea (Shea Village, Shoa)
Shulinab (Shulinab Village, Village Shulinab)
Sunnyside
Surama (Surama Village, Surumatra)
Tamtom (Tamton)
Taruma (Taruma Village)
Tiger Pond Village
Tipuru (Tipuru Village)
Toka (Toka Village,Tuka)
Wai-Wai
Waiwoi Village
Wakadanawa
Wakakulud (Wakakulud Village)
Warimure
Wariwau (Wariwiau Village)
Waruma (Waruma Outstation)
Wichabai
Woweta (Woweta Village)
Yakarinta
Yepi Village (Yepu Village)
Yupukari (Eupukari, Yupukarri)

References

"Official Announcements". Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
Macmillan Publishers (2009). "Administrative Regions - 8, 9 and 10". Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana. Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean. p. 37. ISBN 9780333934173.
Beaie, Sonkarley Tiatun (19 September 2007). "Chapter 3: National Redistribution and Internal Migration" (PDF). 2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report. Bureau of Statistics. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
Beaie, Sonkarley Tiatun (19 September 2007). "National Population Trends: Size, Growth and Distribution" (PDF Download). 2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report. Bureau of Statistics. p. 25. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/guyana_rel_1991.pdf

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[1] "Official Announcements". Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

[MMAtlas-2] Macmillan Publishers (2009). "Administrative Regions - 8, 9 and 10". Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana. Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean. p. 37. ISBN 9780333934173.

[Census2002b-3] Beaie, Sonkarley Tiatun (19 September 2007). "Chapter 3: National Redistribution and Internal Migration" (PDF). 2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report. Bureau of Statistics. p. 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

[Census2002a-4] Beaie, Sonkarley Tiatun (19 September 2007). "National Population Trends: Size, Growth and Distribution" (PDF Download). 2002 Population and Housing Census - Guyana National Report. Bureau of Statistics. p. 25. Retrieved 29 August 2012.