Capital city · Guyana · South America
Georgetown
Demerara-Mahaica · Guyana
City population
235,017
#1
in Guyana
#2,456
worldwide
6.804, -58.155
About Georgetown
Georgetown is the capital of Guyana, with a city population of 235,017. It is the 1st largest of the 3 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Guyana, and the 2,456th largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Demerara-Mahaica
Capital
National capital
Elevation
3 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Guyana
Coordinates
6.804, -58.155
Record updated
2021-08-01
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 3 in GuyanaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.