Upper Takutu-Upper Esequibo (Region 9) is a

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Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

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claims the territory as part of

Bolívar (state) Bolívar ( es, Estado Bolívar, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital city is Ciudad Bolívar, but the largest city is Ciudad Guayana. Bolívar State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a populati ...

in Esequiban Guyana. It borders the region of

Potaro-Siparuni Potaro-Siparuni (Region 8) is a region of Guyana. Venezuela claims the majority of the Region located west of the Essequibo River as part of Guayana Esequiba. It borders the region of Cuyuni-Mazaruni to the north, the regions of Upper Demerara-B ...

to the north, the region of

East Berbice-Corentyne East Berbice-Corentyne (Region 6) is one of ten regions in Guyana covering the whole of the east of the country. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the Nickerie District and Sipaliwini District of Suriname to the east, Brazil to the sou ...

to the east and

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to the south and west. It contains the town of Lethem, and the villages of

Aishalton Aishalton is an Amerindian village that is situated in the Rupununi savannah of southern Guyana, in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region (Region 9) of the country. It is the administrative centre for the southern sub-district of Region 9. In ...

, Nappi and

Surama Surama is an Amerindian village in the North Rupununi area and the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana, with a population of 274 people as of 2012. The village is primarily inhabited by Makushi people. History The area of land in whi ...

. It is also the largest region of

. The

Rupununi savannah The Rupununi savannah is a savanna plain in Guyana, in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region. It is part of the Guianan savanna ecoregion of the tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome. Description The Rupununi Savan ...

known for its large biodiversity is located between the

Rupununi River The Rupununi is a region in the south-west of Guyana, bordering the Brazilian Amazon. The Rupununi river, also known by the local indigenous peoples as ''Raponani'', flows through the Rupununi region. The name Rupununi originates from the word '' ...

and the Brazilian border.

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: Surama Eco Lodge

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

Communities

List of communities (including name variants): *

Achiwib Achiwib is a village in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. Achiwib (alternate spellings: Achawib, Achiwuib) is an Amerindian community that borders Brazil, the main language spoken in the village is Wapishana language. Overview A ...

(Achiwuib Village) *

(Aishalton Village, Ishalton) * Annai (Anwai) *

Apoteri Apoteri is a village in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana, near the confluence of the Rupununi River with the Essequibo, at an altitude of 53 metres (177 feet). Apoteri started to develop as the centre of the balatá industry. ...

Aranaputa Aranaputa is an Amerindian village in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region 9), Guyana. It is located in the Pacaraima Mountains The Pacaraima or Pakaraima Mountains ( pt, Serra de Pacaraima, es, Sierra de Pacaraima) are a mountain range prima ...

Awarewaunau Awarewaunau (also: ''Awaruwaunawa'') is a village in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. Awarewaunau is inhabited by Wapishana Amerindians. Overview In 1909 missionaries arrived in the area. Awarewaunau was founded in the 1920s. T ...

(Awaruwaunawa) *Basha Village (Bashaidrun) *

Dadanawa Dadanawa Ranch is located on the Rupununi River in the Rupununi savannah in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. It is the largest and one of the most isolated cattle ranches in Guyana. Location Dadanawa Ranch is one of the most r ...

Hiawa Hiawa is an indigenous village of Macushi Amerindians in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Upper Takutu-Upper Esequibo (Region 9) is a region of Guyana. Venezuela claims the territory as part of Bolívar (state) in Esequiban Guyana. It border ...

*Kaibarupai Village *

Kanashen The Kanashen (or Konashen) Community Owned Conservation (COCA) is Guyana's first community-owned area that is legally protected; it is primarily inhabited by the Wai-Wai indigenous group. Kanashen houses the headwaters of the Essequibo River, Gu ...

(Konashen) *

Karanambo Karinambo (also Karanambo) is a village in Guyana. Charles Barrington Brown stayed in the Amerindian village near the Takutu Savanna in the 1870s. It is situated along the upper Rupununi, 45 km north of the Kanuku Mountains. Karanambo's populati ...

Karasabai Karasabai is an indigenous village of Macushi Amerindians in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. It is located in the South Pakaraima Mountains, and near the Ireng River which flows south to the Amazon River. Legend According to ...

(Karasabai Village) *

Karaudarnau Karaudarnau (also Lumid Pau) is an indigenous village of Wapishana Amerindians in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. It is located in the Rupununi savannah on the Rupununi River. Name The name Karaudarnau means "snake hill" in W ...

(Lumid Pau) *

Katoonarib Katoonarib (short for Katoonaru Iribi) is a village in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. Katoonarib is inhabited by Wapishana, Macushi and other Amerindians. It is located near the Rupununi River. The main language spoken in th ...

*Kumu Village *Kwaimatta (Kwaimatta Village, Kwaiwatta Village, Kwamatta) * Lethem (Lethen) *

Maruranau Maruranau (Wapishana: Marora Naawa; also: ''Maruranawa'') is an indigenous village of Wapishana Amerindians in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. It is located in the Rupununi savannah near the Kwitaro River on the edge of the Kan ...

(Maruranawa, Marurawaunawa, Marurawaunawa Village) *Massara (Massara Village) *Moco-Moco (Moco-Moco Village) * Nappi *Parabara *Parishara (Parishara Village) *

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* Sand Creek *

Sawariwau Sawariwau (Wapishana language, Wapishana: Sawari Wa'o) is a village in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. Sawariwau is inhabited by Wapishana Amerindians. It is located about south of Lethem, Guyana, Lethem in the Rupununi savanna ...

*Shea (Shea Village, Shoa) *Shulinab (Shulinab Village, Village Shulinab) * St. Ignatius (Saint Ignatius Mission) *

(Surama Village, Surumatra) *Tiger Pond Village *Tipuru (Tipuru Village) * Toka *Warimure * Wichabai * Wowetta (Woweta, Woweta Village) *Yakarinta *

Yupukari Yupukari (also: ''Eupukari'') is an indigenous village of Macushi and Wapishana Amerindians in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. It is located between the Kanuku Mountains, Kanuku and Pakaraima Mountains along the Rupununi River. ...

(Eupukari, Yupukarri)

References

*http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/guyana_rel_1991.pdf {{Authority control Regions of Guyana