Kamwatta Hill
Village in Barima-Waini, Guyana
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Kamwatta Hill is a community in the Barima-Waini Region, in northern Guyana. Kamwatta is an Amerindian village[3] inhabited by Warao and Arawak people.[4]
Kamwatta Hill | |
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Village | |
  Kamwatta Hill Location in Guyana | |
| Coordinates: 8°07′N 59°51′W | |
| Country |  Guyana |
| Region | Barima-Waini |
| Government | |
| • Toshao | Maurice Henry[1] |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
• Total | 565 |
Kamwatta Hill is located at an altitude of 34 m (114 feet). Its population as of 2012 is 565 inhabitants.[2] The economy is based on subsistence farming.[5] Kamwatta Hill has a health centre and a primary school, however secondary education is provided in Wauna or Hosororo.[6] The community began receiving electricity in 2006, when a diesel-powered generator was donated by Mr. Monty Niathally, proprietor of Variety Woods and Greenheart Limited. [7]
