Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo

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Region of Guyana

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::summary Region of Guyana ::

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map_altMap of Guyana showing Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region
map_captionMap of Guyana showing Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameGuyana
Claimed by
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subdivision_name1Lethem
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area_blank2_title
area_total_km257,750
area_blank2_km2
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dunam_link
population_total24212
population_as_of2012 census
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website
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Upper Takutu-Upper Esequibo (Region 9) is a region of Guyana. 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.

The Rupununi savannah, known for its large biodiversity is located between the Rupununi River and the Brazilian border. Within the Upper Takutu-Upper Esequibo there falls part of the Guianan savanna ecoregion.

Population

The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002. In 2012, the population of Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo was recorded at 24,212 people. Official census records for the population of the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region are as follows: ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Surama_Eco_Lodge.jpg" caption="Surama"] ::

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

Communities

List of communities (including name variants):

Territorial claim

Venezuela has renewed its claim to the Essequibo region which is situated west of the Essequibo River. The status of the border controversy is subject to the Geneva Agreement, which was signed by the United Kingdom, Venezuela and British Guiana on 17 February 1966. As of December 2020, the matter is being addressed by the International Court of Justice.

References

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

References

  1. Macmillan Publishers. (2009). "Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana". Macmillan Caribbean.
  2. "Guyana’s Rupununi Land of Nature, Authentic Culture, and Adventure".
  3. Beaie, Sonkarley Tiatun. (19 September 2007). "Chapter 3: National Redistribution and Internal Migration". Bureau of Statistics.
  4. Beaie, Sonkarley Tiatun. (19 September 2007). "National Population Trends: Size, Growth and Distribution". Bureau of Statistics.
  5. "2012 Population by Village".
  6. "Official Announcements".
  7. [https://www.icj-cij.org/public/files/case-related/171/171-20201218-SUM-01-00-EN.pdf Summary of the Judgement of 18 December 2020]

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