Assakata
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Assakata or Asakata is a village in Barima-Waini region, in the north of Guyana. Assakata is an Amerindian village[1] inhabited by Warao and Arawak people,Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". located in the swamps and marshes between the Barima and Pomeroon River.[2]
History
Assakata was founded in 1938 as the Assakata mission,Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". and is part of the North West Amerindian District.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Since 1996, the area is governed by the Moruca Land Council with Santa Rosa as the main settlement.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The population as of 2013 is approximately 300 people spread over four settlements.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Overview
The economy is based on subsistence farming.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Loggers used to be active in the region, however the village council ended all agreements in 2012.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The village has a primary school and a health care centre,[2] however the nearest secondary school is in Santa Rosa.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The community began receiving electricity in 2004 when a diesel generator was donated by Monty Niathally, proprietor of Variety Woods and Greenheart Limited. [3]
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