Baramita
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Baramita, is a community in the Barima-Waini
region of northern Guyana
standing about 20 miles west of Matthew's Ridge
, at an of altitude 99 metres (328 feet). The population of Baramita is roughly 1,700. It is one of the largest Amerindian settlements in the country. As of 2005, Baramita can be easily reached only by air, but a road is planned to link it with Matthew's Ridge.
Barima-Waini
Barima-Waini is a region of Essequibo, Guyana, a territory in dispute by Guyana and Venezuela, located in the northwest of the country. It covers an area of 20,339 km²...
region of northern Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
standing about 20 miles west of Matthew's Ridge
Matthew's Ridge
Matthew's Ridge is a small town within the Barima-Waini administrative region of Guyana. It is located at .-History:During the 1960s, Matthews Ridge was being considered as a potential area in which to relocate the capital city of Guyana...
, at an of altitude 99 metres (328 feet). The population of Baramita is roughly 1,700. It is one of the largest Amerindian settlements in the country. As of 2005, Baramita can be easily reached only by air, but a road is planned to link it with Matthew's Ridge.