Kwakwani is a mining and logging village on the
Berbice River in the
Upper Demerara-Berbice
Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region 10) is a region of Guyana, bordering the regions of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Demerara-Mahaica and Mahaica-Berbice to the north, the region of East Berbice-Corentyne to the east, and the regions of Potaro-Si ...
Region of
Guyana.
Its altitude is 44 metres (147 feet). Kwakwani is approximately 100 km south of
Linden. In 1942, the Berbice Bauxite Company opened a
Bauxite
Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (Al(OH)3), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO ...
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic ...
in the area which is the main industry of the village. The population as of 2012 is about 2,504 people.
The village has a school and a clinic.
It can be access via the unpaved road from Linden to Kwakani via
Ituni
Ituni is a village in the interior of Guyana, at an altitude of 100 metres (331 feet). The area grew as a result of bauxite mining in the area.
Ituni is closely affiliated with Linden, its closest neighbours are Kwakwani, Aroaima, Maple To ...
, and is one of the many gateways to the interior of Guyana.
The village is also home to
Kwakwani Airport.
References
Populated places in Upper Demerara-Berbice
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