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Kwakwani

Coordinates: 5°15′51″N 58°03′51″W / 5.2641°N 58.0643°W / 5.2641; -58.0643
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Kwakwani
village
Kwakwani is located in Guyana
Kwakwani
Kwakwani
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 5°15′51″N 58°03′51″W / 5.2641°N 58.0643°W / 5.2641; -58.0643
Country Guyana
RegionUpper Demerara-Berbice
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total2,504
Time zoneUTC-4
ClimateAf

Kwakwani is a mining and logging village on the Berbice River in the Upper Demerara-Berbice Region of Guyana.[2] Its altitude is 44 metres (147 feet). Kwakwani is approximately 100 km south of Linden. In 1942, the Berbice Bauxite Company opened a Bauxite Mining in the area which is the main industry of the village.[3] The population as of 2012 is about 2,504 people.[1]

The village has a school and a clinic.[2] It can be access via the unpaved road from Linden to Kwakani via Ituni,[4] and is one of the many gateways to the interior of Guyana.[2] The village is also home to Kwakwani Airport.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Exploring Kwakwani". Guyana Times International. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. ^ "THE START OF THE BAUXITE INDUSTRY". Guyana.org. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Linden-Kwakwani road repairs bring $500 fare reduction". Stabroek News. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Kwakwani Airport". Airport Guide. Retrieved 16 February 2021.