Potaro-Siparuni

Potaro-Siparuni
Region 8
Administrative Region
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Map of Guyana showing Potaro-Siparuni region
Country Guyana
Claimed by  Venezuela
Regional CapitalMahdia
Area
 • Total
20,051 km2 (7,742 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total
10,190
 • Density0.51/km2 (1.3/sq mi)

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.

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

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