Georgetown is Guyana’s capital and largest city. It is located in Demerara Mahaica, Region 4, at the mouth of the Demerara River. It is known as the “Garden City of the Caribbean”. It is Guyana’s financial, administrative and retail center. The city also accounts for a significant portion of Guyana’s GDP. According to the 2012 census, the town had a population totaling 118,363.

The city houses all the executive departments of Guyana’s government, including the Parliament Building, Guyana’s Legislative Building, and the Court of Appeals. This is Guyana’s highest judicial court. The State House, the offices, and residence for the head of government can be found in the city. Georgetown is also home to the headquarters of CARICOM.

Bartica, Essequibo can be found at the confluence between the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Rivers in Cuyuni-Mazaruni and the Essequibo River of Guyana. It is Cuyuni–Mazaruni’s capital.

The “Gateway to the Interior” is a town with a population of 8,004 in 2012 and serves as the launching point for people who work in the bush, mining gold and diamonds.

Linden is the second largest city in Guyana after Georgetown, and
capital of the Upper Demerara-Berbice region, located at 6°0′0″N 58°18′0″W, altitude 48 m (160 ft).

It was declared a town in 1970 and included the communities of MacKenzie, Christianburg, and Wismar. It is located on the Demerara River, with a population estimated at 27,277 in 2012. It is primarily a bauxite mining community, with 60-90 m depth mines and many other pits that are now in disuse. Linden is Upper Demerara-Berbice’s regional capital.

At 415m (1,362ft) above the country’s center, Mahdia, the capital of Potaro-Siparuni, is located.

The area’s diamond and gold mining operations are the main focus of commerce. It is therefore affected by economic booms and busts and attracts foreign and local immigrants to mine for their wealth.

New Amsterdam, Guyana’s regional capital of East Berbice Corentyne, is also one of the largest cities in the country.

It is located 100 km (62 mi) away from Georgetown. It is on the eastern bank Berbice River. It is 6 km (4 mi upriver) from its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean and directly south of the Canje River. New Amsterdam has 17,329 residents as of 2012.