Subdivisions of Guyana - Regions of Guyana, Barima-Waini, East Berbice-Corentyne, Demerara-Mahaica, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Regions of Guyana, Barima-Waini, East Berbice-Corentyne, Demerara-Mahaica, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Pomeroon-Supenaam, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Mahaica-Berbice, Potaro-Siparuni, Neighbourhood Councils of Guyana, Iso 3166-2:gy, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo. Excerpt: Barima-Waini (Region One) is a region of Essequibo, Guyana, a territory in dispute by Guyana and Venezuela, located in the northwest of the country. It covers an area of 20,339 km. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Pomeroon-Supenaam to the east, the region of Cuyuni-Mazaruni to the south and Venezuela to the west. Major settlements include the regional capital Mabaruma, Port Kaituma, Matthew's Ridge, Morawhanna, Towakaima, Koriabo, Hosororo, Arakaka and Moruca. Barima and Waini are two rivers that flow through the densely forested and sparsely populated region. The Atlantic coast features a number of beaches, including, from west to east, Almond Beach, Luri Beach, Shell Beach, Turtle Beach, Foxes Beach, Iron-punt Beach, Pawpaw Beach and Father's Beach. Marine turtles nest on some of these beaches. The northern and northeastern sections include thousands of acres of rich alluvial soil, of which its main crops include coffee, ground provisions, cabbage, beans, corn, other vegetables, citrus and other fruits (This is the area which supplies the famous Pomeroon casareep). Gold and diamond mining is also carried out there. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, serious consideration was once given to moving the capital of Guyana to this area. The Matthews Ridge-Port Kaituma manganese industry was discontinued when falling world prices made it uneconomical to continue. Mabaruma became the administrative centre when it was decided that th... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1334086