Arakaka

Arakaka is a community in the Barima-Waini region of Guyana, standing on the Barima River and 12 miles southerly of Port Kaituma, at an altitude of 63 metres (209 feet).

Arakaka
Community
Arakaka is located in Guyana
Arakaka
Arakaka
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 7°35′N 60°01′W
Country Guyana
RegionBarima-Waini
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total196

It is the centre of the gold-bearing district,[2] featuring lateritic-saprolitic deposits. Gold mining in the area has attracted international mining companies, such as Alicanto Minerals Ltd (Australia) and Barrick Gold Corporation (Canada).[3]

The population of Arakaka varies according to the amount of mineral extraction in the region. Launches formerly ascended the river regularly to Arakaka, where a mining warden was stationed.[4] Arakaka has a police outpost.[5]

Matthews Ridge is a nearby settlement also in the Matarkai sub-region.[6]

Demographics

According to the 2002 population census, it had 276 inhabitants. This number varies according to the mineral extraction activity in the region.

Population by Occupation[7]
Data Officials Professionals
and technicians		 Clergy Commerce and
Services		 On. agricultural On. industrial Occup.
elementals		 S/D Total
Population 0 6 0 101 10 5 64 87 276

References
  1. "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. "Alicanto Minerals confirms high-grade assays from Arakaka gold project". Small Caps. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  3. "Canadian company pulls out from gold joint venture at Arakaka". Stabroek News. 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  4. British Guiana British Empire exhibition, Wembley, 1924. 1924. p. 11. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. "Man to be charged with setting police outpost on fire". Stabroek News. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  6. "Thirty-eight trucks due next week for manganese mine - McLean". Stabroek News. 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  7. "Data from the 2002 census". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2022-06-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Town 44

7°35′N 60°01′W


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