Issano is a village of Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region 7), Guyana. It's located along the Mazaruni River, and is a hub for mining.
Issano | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 5°48′49″N59°25′25″W / 5.81361°N 59.42361°W | |
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Region | Cuyuni-Mazaruni |
Population (2012) [1] | |
• Total | 220 |
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 from the Bartica/Potaro road and extends approximately 52 miles to the Issano landing. [7]
Geologically, Issano lies on the Barama-Mazaruni Supergroup, a formation composed of greenstone belts, which are rich with metals, and gold is abundant along these edges. [8] The 14 Mile Issano Landing Area was licensed to be mined as an open-pit operation by Troy Resources, but residents' demand to stay in the area prompted Troy to adjust their license to a different area. By 2015, the area had already been occupied for thirty years. [9] [10]
Issano has high rates of malaria, due to more people moving to the hinterlands for mining and vectors created from water collecting in holes dug for mining purposes. [11]
In 1968 Guyanese artist and archeologist Denis Williams built a homestead in Issano, where he made his first archeological excavation in Guyana, finding Amerindian artifacts. [12]
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