Koriabo

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]

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

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. 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). ISBN 978-0-9935190-7-9. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

7°37′N 59°38′W

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