| Official Name: | Whitewater |
| Other Name: | Ho Ko |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| 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 |
| Leader Title: | Toshao |
| Leader Name: | Ernst Samuel[1] |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1966 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,220 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 8.1488°N -59.8852°W |
Whitewater (Warao: Ho Ko[3] sometimes spelled as White Water[4]) is a village in the Barima-Waini Region of Guyana. Whitewater is located close to the border with Venezuela and is inhabited by Warao Amerindians.[3]
Whitewater was founded in 1966 by four families.[3] It has developed rapidly and at the 2012 census, a population of 1,220 people was recorded.[2] The village has seven satellites including Blackwater.[3]
The economy of Whitewater is based on farming, fishing and craft making. The main crops are peanuts, ginger and cassava.[3] The village has a primary school,[5] however secondary education and health care are only provided in neighbouring Mabaruma. The village owns a school bus.[6] Water is provided by wells. There is no electricity except for privately owned Diesel generators and solar panels.[5] In May 2021, it was announced that the village will receive electricity.[7] A traditional government has been established in the village.[3] The toshao (village chief) as of 2021 is Ernst Samuel.[1]
The Crisis in Venezuela has resulted in criminal gangs from Venezuela moving into the Whitewater area.[8] In February 2018, a military post of the Guyana Defence Force was established in Whitewater to protect the border.[9]