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Barima-Waini (Region One) is a Region of Guyana located in the northwest of the country. It covers an area of 20,339 km&2. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Pomeroon-Supenaam to the east, the region of Cuyuni-Mazaruni to the south and Venezuela to the west. Major settlements include the regional capital Mabaruma , Port Kaituma , Matthew's Ridge , Morawhanna , Towakaima , Koriabo , Hossororo , Arakaka and Moruca . Barima and Waini are two rivers that flow through the densely forested and sparsely populated region. Mabaruma became the administrative centre when it was decided that the former centre, Morawhanna , was too susceptible to flooding. Before the 1980 administrative reform the area was known as the North West district. The region has two secondary schools, North West Secondary School in Mabaruma, established in 1965, and Santa Rosa Secondary School , established in 1992. POPULATION Barima-Waini's population was 24,275 in 2002 (Official census).
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