Morawhanna is a small Atlantic coast village in Guyana, on the left side of the Barima River and in close proximity to Venezuela.
Morawhanna | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Morawhanna Location in Guyana | |
| Coordinates: 8°16′N 59°45′W / 8.267°N 59.750°W | |
| Country |  Guyana |
| Region | Barima-Waini |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 203 |
The 2012 census had a population count of 203, mostly Amerindians.[1] It has a secondary school, with nursery and secondary departments,[2] and a health post.[3] Major economic activities include fishing and crab-catching.[4]
Morawhanna was declared a port-of-entry in the mid-1950s, and developed to facilitate the export of manganese from Matthew's Ridge and Port Kaituma to Trinidad and Tobago. This was done until the early 1970s, when the manganese company closed its operations. In the 1980s, it was converted into Morawhanna fish port complex, a now-defunct plan for local fish processing.[5] The port serves as a rest-point for ferry services.[2]
The area suffers regular flooding from the Barima River and lacks drainage to handle it.[2] The port sees major oil smuggling from Venezuela, which resulted in closure of a GuyOil fuel farm in the 1990s.[6] The area also has high numbers of Venezuelan migrants.[7][8][9]
Other villages near Morawhanna include Smith Creek[3] and Imbotero.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Publications – Bureau of Statistics – Guyana". Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ a b c "Morawhanna". Stabroek News. 2012-04-08. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ a b "Health team to visit Barima River villages". Stabroek News. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ "Morawhanna's plight in focus at budget debate". Stabroek News. 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ "Government seeks to revive Morawhanna fish port". Stabroek News. 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ "Two Venezuelan boat explosion survivors die". Stabroek News. 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ "Homestead identified for Venezuelans in Mabaruma - Felix". Stabroek News. 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ "Venezuelans finding jobs at Port Kaituma". Stabroek News. 2019-05-16. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ "Venezuelans are here to stay – IOM report". Kaieteur News. 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ "Financial stability for Smith Creek residents with new packaging and processing facility". Department of Public Information. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2020-12-25.