Barima-Waini
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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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Barima-Waini
- Settlement.native_name
- Region 1
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Barima-Waini Region.gif
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Administrative region
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Coconut Trees on the Shell Beach - panoramio.jpg
- Settlement.image_map
- Barima-Waini in Guyana.svg
- Settlement.map_alt
- Map of Guyana showing Barima-Waini region
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map of Guyana showing Barima-Waini region
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Regional capital
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Mabaruma
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 20,399
- Settlement.population_total
- 38,956
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022 census
- Settlement.population_density_km2
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- region of Guyana
- Country
- Guyana
- Located in
- Venezuela
- Continent
- South America
- Capital
- Mabaruma
- Population
- 38956
- Area
- 20339
- Shares border with
- Delta Amacuro
- Image
- Temporary Home in the Wini River - panoramio.jpg
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- territory claimed by
- Venezuela
- topic's main category
- Category:Barima-Waini
- Commons category
- Barima-Waini
- language used
- Warao
- located in/on physical feature
- Guayana Esequiba
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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.
The region is located in the northwest of the country and has a population of 26,941. It covers an area of . 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barima-Waini” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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