Issano

Issano
Village
Issano is located in Guyana
Issano
Issano
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 5°48′49″N 59°25′25″W / 5.81361°N 59.42361°W / 5.81361; -59.42361
Country Guyana
RegionCuyuni-Mazaruni
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total220

Issano is a village of Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region 7), Guyana. It's located along the Mazaruni River, and is a hub for mining.

In 2012, the population was 220.[2] Issano is a mostly Amerindian community. It has a primary school (Saint Martin's[3]), health centre[4] and airstrip (ICAO: SYIS[5]).[6] The main overland roadway is the Issano road, which runs 75 miles (121 km) from the Bartica/Potaro road and extends approximately 52 miles (84 km) to the Issano landing.[7]

  1. ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Publications – Bureau of Statistics – Guyana". Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  3. ^ "Primary". education.gov.gy. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  4. ^ "Sunken dredge affecting medical supplies reaching Issano". Department of Public Information. 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  5. ^ "Airports". Guyana Aviation. 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  6. ^ GTIMES (2020-09-16). "Cocaine found on plane weighs 390kg". Guyana Times. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  7. ^ "Relocation ahead for 14 Mile Issano community". Stabroek News. 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2020-12-28.