It contains the town of Lethem, and the villages of Aishalton, Nappi and Surama.

[2] Within the Upper Takutu-Upper Esequibo is part of the Guianan savanna ecoregion.

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

[3] In 2012, the population of Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo was recorded at 24,212 people.

[6] The status of the border controversy is subject to the Geneva Agreement, which was signed by the United Kingdom, Venezuela and British Guiana on 17 February 1966.