GUYANA'S CITIES
Five Largest Cities by Population (ordered from highest to lowest):
Guyana does not, to any extent, follow rank-size rule. It has one primate city, Georgetown, and other cities that are not even close in size to the most populous city. Therefore, Guyana's cities disprove rank-size rule.
- Georgetown (235,017)
- Linden (actual population: 44,690); (rank-size population: 117,509)
- New Amsterdam (actual population: 35,039); (rank-size population: 78,339)
- Anna Regina (actual population: 12,448); (rank-size population: 58,754)
- Bartica (actual population: 11,157); (rank-size population: 47,003)
Guyana does not, to any extent, follow rank-size rule. It has one primate city, Georgetown, and other cities that are not even close in size to the most populous city. Therefore, Guyana's cities disprove rank-size rule.
Population: 735,222
Population Density: 3.42 people per sq km
% Urban Population: 29%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: N/A
Average % Change in Urban Population: 0.76%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 87.9%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 98.2%
Population Density: 3.42 people per sq km
% Urban Population: 29%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: N/A
Average % Change in Urban Population: 0.76%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 87.9%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 98.2%