Place:Barima-Waini, Guyana

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NameBarima-Waini
Alt namesRegion 1source: Britannica Book of the Year (1991) p 614
TypeRegion
Coordinates7.917°N 59.5°W
Located inGuyana
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Mabaruma
Matthew's Ridge
Matthews Ridge
Morawhanna
Port Kaituma
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Barima-Waini (Region 1) is a region of Guyana. Venezuela claims the territory as part of Guayana Esequiba.

The region is located in the northwest of the country and has a population of 26,941. It covers an area of . It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Pomeroon-Supenaam to the east, the region of Cuyuni-Mazaruni to the south and Venezuela to the west.[1]

Barima-Waini has three sub-regions: Mabaruma, Matakai, and Moruca.

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