Settlements on the river include Kariaco (Kariako) and Chinese Landing.[4] An airstrip (Yakishuri Aerodrome) was opened in 2011 to provide access to the area.[5][6]
Gold mining is common in the area, and Barama's banks are dredged to extract gold.[4] Logging is also present in the area.[7]
barama, river, confused, with, barima, river, tributary, waini, river, both, being, barima, waini, administrative, region, guyana, locationcountryguyanaphysical, characteristicssource, location7, 250mouth, locationwaini, riversettlements, river, include, karia. Not to be confused with Barima River The Barama River is a tributary of the Waini River both being in the Barima Waini administrative region of Guyana 1 2 3 Barama RiverLocationCountryGuyanaPhysical characteristicsSource location7 40 N 59 15 W 7 667 N 59 250 W 7 667 59 250Mouth locationWaini RiverSettlements on the river include Kariaco Kariako and Chinese Landing 4 An airstrip Yakishuri Aerodrome was opened in 2011 to provide access to the area 5 6 Gold mining is common in the area and Barama s banks are dredged to extract gold 4 Logging is also present in the area 7 See also EditList of rivers of GuyanaReferences Edit UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1 500 000 map of Guyana NW sheet 1966 Rand McNally The New International Atlas 1993 NGA GNS Home nga mil Archived from the original on 2020 04 10 Retrieved 2009 07 08 a b Barama River residents complained about dredges Stabroek News 2009 09 16 Retrieved 2021 01 04 Closure of northwest aerodrome causing hardship for Barama residents Stabroek News 2018 04 16 Retrieved 2021 01 04 Yakishuru aerodrome reopened Stabroek News 2018 04 20 Retrieved 2021 01 04 Chinese company seeking to log on former Barama concession Stabroek News 2018 04 23 Retrieved 2021 01 04 7 40 N 59 15 W 7 667 N 59 250 W 7 667 59 250 This article related to a river in Guyana is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barama River amp oldid 1024083632, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
