Koriabo Explained

Official Name:Koriabo
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:Barima-Waini
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:565
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions

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.

Dutch plantations were established in the area in the 1760s.[3] Koriabo was established as a mission in 1946. The economy is based on subsistence farming. Gold mining in the area is threatening the water supply.

Bibliography

Book: Atkinson. Sharon. 2016. OUR LAND, OUR LIFE. Forest Peoples. Amerindian Peoples Association and Forest Peoples Programme. 978-0-9935190-7-9.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Population by Village. Statistics Guyana. 16 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Indigenous villages. Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs. 21 August 2020.
  3. Web site: SPANISH RAIDS ON DUTCH TERRITORY (1758-1768). Guyana.org. 16 August 2020.