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Village in Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Guyana

Kamarang
Village
Kamarang looking east
KamarangLocation in Guyana
Coordinates: 5°51′55″N 60°36′51″W / 5.86528°N 60.61417°W / 5.86528; -60.61417
Country	Guyana
Region	Cuyuni-Mazaruni
Government
• Type	Village-Council
Population
• Total	347

5°51′55″N 60°36′51″W / 5.86528°N 60.61417°W / 5.86528; -60.61417 Kamarang is an Amerindian village, standing at the confluence of the Kamarang River and Mazaruni River, in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region of Guyana.

Kamarang has a primary school, hospital, police station and can be accessed by air via the Kamarang Airport.

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. Its altitude is 490 metres (1601 feet).

Demography

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

Type	Officials	Professionals and technicians	Clergy	Trade and Services	Agricultural activities	Industrial activities	Subsistence economy	S/D	Total
Population	4	5	0	50	4	4	77	77	243
%	1,71	4,94	3,15	23,51	1,67	5,61	15,88	43,90	100,00

References

"2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
"Indigenous village". Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
"$30M primary school for Kamarang". Department of Public Information. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
"New Doctors' Quarters, extension of District Hospital for Kamarang". Department of Public Information. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
"Contact numbers for key personnel in all policing divisions". Stabroek News. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
"Kamarang Airport". Sky Brary. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
"Mined-out areas cool Kamarang's once raging gold fever". Stabroek News. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
2002 Census Data. Town 27 Archived 2012-09-09 at the Wayback Machine

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