Issano
Issano is a village of Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region 7), Guyana. It's located along the Mazaruni River, and is a hub for mining.
Issano | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Issano Location in Guyana | |
| Coordinates: 5°48′49″N 59°25′25″W / 5.81361°N 59.42361°W | |
| Country |  Guyana |
| Region | Cuyuni-Mazaruni |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 220 |
In 2012, the population was 220.[2] Issano is a mostly Amerindian community. It has a Primary school (Saint Martin's[3]), Health Centre[4] and airstrip (ICAO: SYIS[5]).[6] The main overland roadway is the Issano road, which runs 75 miles from the Bartica/Potaro road and extends approximately 52 miles to the Issano landing.[7]
Mining
Geologically, Issano lies on the Barama-Mazaruni Supergroup, a formation composed of greenstone belts, which are rich with metals, and gold is abundant along these edges.[8] The 14 Mile Issano Landing Area was licensed to be mined as an open-pit operation by Troy Resources, but residents' demand to stay in the area prompted Troy to adjust their license to a different area. By 2015, the area had already been occupied for thirty years.[9][10]
Issano has high rates of malaria, due to more people moving to the hinterlands for mining and vectors created from water collecting in holes dug for mining purposes.[11]
Notable resident
In 1968 Guyanese artist and archeologist Denis Williams built a homestead in Issano, where he made his first archeological excavation in Guyana, finding Amerindian artifacts.[12]
See also
References
- ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Publications – Bureau of Statistics – Guyana". Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ "Primary". education.gov.gy. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ "Sunken dredge affecting medical supplies reaching Issano". Department of Public Information. 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ "Airports". Guyana Aviation. 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ GTIMES (2020-09-16). "Cocaine found on plane weighs 390kg". Guyana Times. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ "Relocation ahead for 14 Mile Issano community". Stabroek News. 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ "Earth matters…". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ "Aussie gold company says GDP will grow 8.7% after three years of its operations". Stabroek News. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ "Relocation ahead for 14 Mile Issano community". Stabroek News. 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ "Health Ministry enlisting grassroots support in malaria fight". Stabroek News. 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
- ^ Denis Williams: A Life in Works: New and Collected Essays. BRILL. 2009-01-01. ISBN 978-90-420-2792-3.
