Kwebanna | |
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Village | |
KwebannaLocation in Guyana | |
Coordinates: 7°29′18″N 59°39′23″W / 7.48824190°N 59.65644940°W / 7.48824190; -59.65644940 | |
Country | Guyana |
Region | Barima-Waini |
Population | |
• Total | 658 |
Kwebanna is an Amerindian village in Barima-Waini region, in the north of Guyana. Kwebanna is connected by road to Kumaka, Barima-Waini.
Economy
In the 1990s, logging companies began exploiting timber in the area. The area is a producer of cabbage and sweet cassava. In December 2018, construction began of a $26 million cassava flour processing factory in the village. The Ministry of Social Protection's Co-operative Society Department overlooked the establishment of the Kwebanna Farmers’ Co-operative in the village.
References
- "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- Uncle Basil: An Arawak Biography (1998), J. Greene-Roesel, p.8.
- BOS Nieuwsletter, Volume 15, Issue 33 - Volume 17, Issue 38 (1996), Foundation for Dutch Forestry Development Corporation. p.16.
- Palm Heart Harvesting in Guyana's North-west District: Exploitation and Regeneration of Euterpe Oleracea Swamps (1998), Tulemore Ruth van Andel, Tropenbos-Guyana Programme, pp:9-14.
- "$26M Cassava flour factory underway in Kwebanna". Kaieteur News. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
7°29′18″N 59°39′23″W / 7.48824190°N 59.65644940°W / 7.48824190; -59.65644940
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