Potaro-Siparuni
Region 8 | |
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Administrative Region | |
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 Map of Guyana showing Potaro-Siparuni region | |
| Country |  GuyanaClaimed by  Venezuela |
| Regional Capital | Mahdia |
| Area | |
• Total | 20,051 km2 (7,742 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
• Total | 10,190 |
| • Density | 0.51/km2 (1.3/sq mi) |
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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.
- ^ Macmillan Publishers (2009). "Administrative Regions - 8, 9 and 10". Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana. Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean. p. 37. ISBN 9780333934173.