Kamarang
Kamarang | |
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Village | |
![]() Kamarang looking east | |
![]() ![]() Kamarang Location in Guyana | |
Coordinates: 5°51′55″N 60°36′51″W / 5.86528°N 60.61417°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Cuyuni-Mazaruni |
Government | |
• Type | Village-Council |
Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 347 |
Coordinates: 5°51′55″N 60°36′51″W / 5.86528°N 60.61417°W Kamarang is an Amerindian village,[2] standing at the confluence of the Kamarang River and Mazaruni River, in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region of Guyana.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Approach_of_Kamarang_Airstrip.jpg/220px-Approach_of_Kamarang_Airstrip.jpg)
Approach of Kamarang airstrip.Taken from cockpit of Cessna 208 Caravan
Kamarang has a Primary School,[3] Hospital,[4] Police station[5] and can be accessed by air via the Kamarang Airport.[6]
The village has seen extensive economic growth at the start of the 21st century because of gold and diamond mining, however as of 2019, the output has started to decline.[7] Its altitude is 490 metres (1601 feet).
References[]
- ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Indigenous village". Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "$30M primary school for Kamarang". Department of Public Information. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "New Doctors' Quarters, extension of District Hospital for Kamarang". Department of Public Information. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Contact numbers for key personnel in all policing divisions". Stabroek News. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Kamarang Airport". Sky Brary. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Mined-out areas cool Kamarang's once raging gold fever". Stabroek News. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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- Populated places in Cuyuni-Mazaruni
- Indigenous villages in Guyana
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