Kamwatta Hill | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 8°07′N59°51′W / 8.117°N 59.850°W | |
Country | Guyana |
Region | Barima-Waini |
Government | |
• Toshao | Maurice Henry [1] |
Population (2012) [2] | |
• Total | 565 |
Kamwatta Hill is a community in the Barima-Waini Region, in northern Guyana. Kamwatta is an Amerindian village [3] inhabited by Warao and Arawak people. [4]
Kamwatta Hill is located at an altitude of 34 m (114 feet). Its population as of 2012 is 565 inhabitants. [2] The economy is based on subsistence farming. [5] Kamwatta Hill has a health centre and a primary school, however secondary education is provided in Wauna or Hosororo. [6] The community began receiving electricity in 2006, when a diesel-powered generator was donated by Mr. Monty Niathally, proprietor of Variety Woods and Greenheart Limited. [7]
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Atkinson, Sharon (2016). OUR LAND, OUR LIFE (PDF). Forest Peoples. Amerindian Peoples Association and Forest Peoples Programme. ISBN 978-0-9935190-7-9.