Barima-Waini
Region 1 | |
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| Country |  GuyanaClaimed by  Venezuela |
| Regional capital | Mabaruma |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,399 km2 (7,876 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 census) | |
| • Total | 26,941 |
| • Density | 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) |
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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]
- ^ a b Macmillan Publishers (2009). "Administrative Regions - 1 and 7". Macmillan Junior Atlas: Guyana. Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean. p. 36. ISBN 9780333934173.
- ^ "Moruca's needs can no longer be met by fishing, subsistence farming". Stabroek News. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ "District 1: Barima-Waini". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 2022-06-23.