Hiawa
Village
Hiawa is located in Guyana
Hiawa
Hiawa
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 3°23′24″N 59°37′44″W / 3.3899°N 59.6288°W / 3.3899; -59.6288
Country Guyana
RegionUpper Takutu-Upper Essequibo
Government
 • CouncillorAnastasia Clementino[1]
Population
[1]
 • Totalc.278

Hiawa is an indigenous village of Macushi Amerindians in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. It is located in the Rupununi savannah.[2] Hiawa is considered a satellite of Nappi.[3]

Overview

Hiawa has a school, a health hut, and a church.[1] The nearest big village is Nappi.[4] In 2016, a road was built connecting the village to Lethem.[2] In 2019, a multi-purpose building was constructed in the village.[5]

In 2016, the residents of Hiawa launched a protest, because their requests for land extensions were not being processed while private developers are encroaching on their territory.[6]

The economy of the village is based on agriculture. The main products are corn, sweet cassava, sweet potatoes, and bananas.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Hiawa". Ministry of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hiawa lauded for building Rupununi road". Stabroek News. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Nappi". Ministry of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. ^ Kumar Mahabir and Jai Sears. "Politics and the Amerindians of Guyana (Part 2 of 3)". Indo Caribbean Publications. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  5. ^ "$14M SLED projects at Hiawa working well". Department of Public Information. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Central Rupununi villagers want land extensions". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 28 February 2021.


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