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Potaro-Siparuni

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.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Potaro-Siparuni
Settlement.native_name: Region 8
Settlement.settlement_type: Administrative Region
Settlement.image_skyline: GuyanaKaieteurFalls2004.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Green, black, yellow flag.svg
Settlement.image_map: Potaro-Siparuni in Guyana.svg
Settlement.map_alt: Map of Guyana showing Potaro-Siparuni region
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Guyana showing Potaro-Siparuni region
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Claimed by
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Regional Capital
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mahdia
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 20,051
Settlement.population_total: 13,598
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022 census
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: disputed territory
Country: Guyana
Located in: Venezuela
Continent: South America
Capital: Mahdia
Population: 13598
Area: 20051
Shares border with: Roraima
Image: GuyanaKaieteurFalls2004.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Potaro-Siparuni
language used: Patamona
territory claimed by: Venezuela
Commons category: Potaro-Siparuni

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Population
Communities
Tourism
Territorial claim
See also
References

The main villages in the region are Campbelltown, Orinduik, Mahdia, Paramakatoi and Tumatumari.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Potaro-Siparuni” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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