Koriabo
Village
Koriabo is located in Guyana
Koriabo
Koriabo
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 7°37′N 59°38′W / 7.617°N 59.633°W / 7.617; -59.633
Country Guyana
RegionBarima-Waini
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total565

Koriabo is a community in the Barima-Waini region of Guyana, standing at an altitude of 36 metres. Barima and Koriba form an Amerindian community[2] which is mainly inhabited by Warao people with a minority of Arawak and Kalina people.[3]

Dutch plantations were established in the area in the 1760s.[4] Koriabo was established as a mission in 1946.[3] The economy is based on subsistence farming.[3] Gold mining in the area is threatening the water supply.[5]

References

  1. ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Indigenous villages". Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Atkinson 2016, p. 100.
  4. ^ "SPANISH RAIDS ON DUTCH TERRITORY (1758-1768)". Guyana.org. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  5. ^ Atkinson 2016, p. 103.

Bibliography

Atkinson, Sharon (2016). OUR LAND, OUR LIFE (PDF). Amerindian Peoples Association and Forest Peoples Programme. ISBN 978-0-9935190-7-9. ((cite book)): |website= ignored (help)

7°37′N 59°38′W / 7.617°N 59.633°W / 7.617; -59.633

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