Barima-Waini

Barima-Waini
Region 1
Administrative region
Flag of Barima-Waini
Flag
Map of Guyana showing Barima-Waini region
Map of Guyana showing Barima-Waini region
Country Guyana
Regional capitalMabaruma
Area
 • Total
20,399 km2 (7,876 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total
26,941
 • Density1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)
[1]

Barima-Waini (Region 1) is a region of Guyana and is located in the northwest of the country. Barima-Waini has three sub-regions: Mabaruma, Matakai, and Moruca.[2]

The region is located in the northwest of the country and has a population of 26,941.[3] It covers an area of 20,339 square kilometres (7,853 sq mi). 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.[1]

  1. ^ a b Macmillan Publishers (2009). "Administrative Regions - 1 and 7". Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana. Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean. p. 36. ISBN 9780333934173.
  2. ^ "Moruca's needs can no longer be met by fishing, subsistence farming". Stabroek News. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  3. ^ "District 1: Barima-Waini". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 2022-06-23.