Santa Rosa | |
|---|---|
 Santa Rosa Secondary School | |
  Santa Rosa Location in Guyana | |
| Coordinates: 7°39′0″N 58°57′0″W / 7.65000°N 58.95000°W | |
| Country |  Guyana |
| Region | Barima-Waini |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 913 |
Santa Rosa is a community in the Barima-Waini region of northern Guyana. Santa Rosa mission was established in 1840,[2] and is one of the earliest Catholic Missions in Guyana.[3] The village is part of the North West Amerindian District.[4]
The population of the village and the mission is 913 people as of 2012,[1] however the area has a population of 6,046 people as of 2013[2] making Santa Rosa is the largest Amerindian settlement in Guyana.[2] This predominantly Arawak[2] village is located on the Moruka River, 29 km from its mouth. The village is actually a collection of eleven settlements[5] spread out in the Savannah wetlands along a ten-mile stretch of the Moruka River. As of 1996, the area is governed by the Moruca Land Council with Santa Rosa as the main settlement.[6]
The community began receiving electricity in 2004 when a diesel-powered generator was donated by Mr. Monty Niathally, proprietor of Variety Woods and Greenheart Limited.[7]
Santa Rosa contains a secondary school, Santa Rosa Secondary School,[5] established in 1991,[8] and a health centre.[5] (The first, North West Secondary School in Mabaruma, was set up in 1965.) The economy is mainly based on subsistence farming.[5]
