It contains Guyana's second largest city, Linden, with notable villages including Ituni, Kwakwani, Kurupukari, Rockstone and Takama.

Kimbia is the first training center to house the Guyana National Service.

The Pioneer Corps was started in 1974, with the establishment of Kimbia Center on the Berbice River.

[2] The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002.

[4] Official census records for the population of the Upper Demerara-Berbice region are as follows: (including name variants):[5]