Maruranau

Maruranau
Marora Naawa
village
Maruranau
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 2°44′48″N 59°09′36″W / 2.7468°N 59.1599°W / 2.7468; -59.1599
Country Guyana
RegionUpper Takutu-Upper Essequibo
Government
 • ToshaoAmbrose Bento (2021)
Area
 • Total
282.61 km2 (109.118 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total
830
 • Density2.9/km2 (7.6/sq mi)

Maruranau (Wapishana: Marora Naawa; also: Maruranawa) is an indigenous village of Wapishana Amerindians in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. It is located in the Rupununi savannah near the Kwitaro River on the edge of the Kanuku Mountains. A minority of Taruma also inhabit the village.

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