Kamarang Explained

Official Name:Kamarang
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:Cuyuni-Mazaruni
Government Type:Village-Council
Established Date2:1970
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:347
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions

Kamarang is an Amerindian village,[2] standing at the confluence of the Kamarang River and Mazaruni River, in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region of Guyana.

Kamarang has a primary school,[3] hospital,[4] police station[5] and can be accessed by air via the Kamarang Airport.[6]

The village has seen extensive economic growth at the start of the 21st century because of gold and diamond mining; however, as of 2019, the output has started to decline.[7] Its altitude is 490 metres (1601 feet).

Demography

According to the 2002 population census, it had 349 inhabitants.[8]

TypeOfficialsProfessionals and techniciansClergyTrade and ServicesAgricultural activitiesIndustrial activitiesSubsistence economyS/DTotal
Population45050447777243
%1,714,943,1523,511,675,6115,8843,90100,00

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Population by Village. Statistics Guyana. 16 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Indigenous village. Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs. 18 August 2020.
  3. Web site: $30M primary school for Kamarang. Department of Public Information. 17 August 2020.
  4. Web site: New Doctors' Quarters, extension of District Hospital for Kamarang. Department of Public Information. 17 August 2020.
  5. Web site: Contact numbers for key personnel in all policing divisions. Stabroek News. 17 August 2020.
  6. Web site: Kamarang Airport. Sky Brary. 17 August 2020.
  7. Web site: Mined-out areas cool Kamarang’s once raging gold fever. Stabroek News. 17 August 2020.
  8. http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/census.html 2002 Census Data