Official Name: | Hiawa |
Settlement Type: | Village |
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Pushpin Map: | Guyana |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guyana |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Guyana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Leader Name: | Anastasia Clementino[1] |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Total: | c.278 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 3.3899°N -59.6288°W |
Hiawa is an indigenous village of Macushi Amerindians in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. It is located in the Rupununi savannah.[2] Hiawa is considered a satellite of Nappi.[3]
Hiawa has a school, a health hut, and a church.[1] The nearest big village is Nappi.[4] In 2016, a road was built connecting the village to Lethem.[2] In 2019, a multi-purpose building was constructed in the village.[5]
In 2016, the residents of Hiawa launched a protest, because their requests for land extensions were not being processed while private developers are encroaching on their territory.[6]
The economy of the village is based on agriculture. The main products are corn, sweet cassava, sweet potatoes, and bananas.[1]