Orealla

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Orealla
Orealla is located in Guyana
Orealla
Orealla
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 5°17′50″N 57°20′50″W / 5.29722°N 57.34722°W / 5.29722; -57.34722Coordinates: 5°17′50″N 57°20′50″W / 5.29722°N 57.34722°W / 5.29722; -57.34722
CountryFlag of Guyana.svg Guyana
RegionEast Berbice-Corentyne
Elevation
36 ft (11 m)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total981

Orealla (or Orealla Mission) is an Indigenous community in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region of Guyana, on the Courantyne River, approximately 33 miles (53 km) south of Crabwood Creek and 11 miles (18 km) north of Epira, located at

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5°17′50″N 57°20′50″W / 5.29722°N 57.34722°W / 5.29722; -57.34722, altitude 11 metres. 15 miles (24 km) south-east on the other side of the Courantyne River lies the Surinamese village of Apoera. Orealla is an indigenous village.[2]

The village can only be reached by boat or plane. The population is mainly active in subsistence agriculture and logging.[3]

Small ocean-going vessels are able to navigate the Courantyne River for about 70 km, to the first rapids at Orealla.[4]

Novelist Roy Heath has written about Orealla. Clark Accord wrote the novel "Between Apoera and Oreala" which was published in 2005.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Indigenous villages". Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ "The beauty of Orealla". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Guyana Adventures". Caribbean Outdoor Life. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Biografie". Clark Accord Foundation (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 August 2020.

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