Official Name: | Kurupung |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Dot Y: | --> |
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 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 128 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Kurupung is a mining community in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region of Guyana, near the Pakaraima Mountains.
Kurupung has two airstrips (one at the top of the mountain and one at the bottom of the mountain) (Airport code KPG),[2] a police station, a health unit, and a sub-office of the Elections Commission. Children attend school in other villages.[3]
The Kurupung River is a famous gold mining location associated with the community.[4]