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Demerara-Mahaica (Region 4) is a region of Guyana, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Mahaica-Berbice to the east, the region of Upper Demerara-Berbice to the south and the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara to the west.

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Demerara-Mahaica
Region 4
Administrative Region
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CountryGuyana
Regional CapitalTriumph[1][2]
Area
 • Total
2,232 km2 (862 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total
313,429
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4
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It contains the country's capital Georgetown. Notable villages in the region include Buxton, Enmore, Victoria and Paradise.

Population

The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002.[4] Even though this administrative region is the smallest, it has the largest population out of all Guyana's Administrative Regions. In 2012, the population of Demerara-Mahaica was recorded at 313,429 people.[5] Official census records for the population of the Demerara-Mahaica region are as follows:

  • 2012 : 401,376
  • 2002 : 310,320
  • 1991 : 296,924
  • 1980 : 317,475

Communities

With name variants in parentheses.[6]

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