Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo
Upper Takutu-Upper Esequibo 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:- 2012 : 24,212
- 2002 : 19,387
- 1991 : 15,058
- 1980 : 12,873
Communities
List of communities :- Achiwib
- Aishalton
- Annai
- Apoteri
- Aranaputa
- Awarewaunau
- Basha Village
- Dadanawa
- Hiawa
- Kaibarupai Village
- Kanashen
- Karanambo
- Karasabai
- Karaudarnau
- Katoonarib
- Kumu Village
- Kwaimatta
- Lethem
- Maruranau
- Massara
- Moco-Moco
- Nappi
- Parabara
- Parishara
- Rewa
- Sand Creek
- Sawariwau
- Shea
- Shulinab
- St. Ignatius
- Surama
- Tiger Pond Village
- Tipuru
- Toka
- Warimure
- Wichabai
- Wowetta
- Yakarinta
- Yupukari