Orealla | |
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)  Orealla Location in Guyana | |
| Coordinates: 5°17′50″N 57°20′50″W / 5.29722°N 57.34722°W | |
| Country | ){kind=small} Guyana |
| Region | East Berbice-Corentyne |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 981 |
Orealla (or Orealla Mission) is an Indigenous community in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region of Guyana, on the Courantyne River, approximately 33 miles (53 km) south of Crabwood Creek and 11 miles (18 km) north of Epira, located at 5°17′50″N 57°20′50″W / 5.29722°N 57.34722°W, altitude 11 metres. 15 miles (24 km) south-east on the other side of the Courantyne River lies the Surinamese village of Apoera. Orealla is an indigenous village.[2]
The village can only be reach by boat or plane. The population is mainly active in subsistence agriculture and logging.[3]
Small ocean-going vessels are able to navigate the Courantyne River for about 70 km, to the first rapids at Orealla.[4]
Novelist Roy Heath has written about Orealla. Clark Accord wrote the novel "Between Apoera and Oreala" which was published in 2005.[5]
References
- ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Indigenous villages". Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "The beauty of Orealla". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Guyana Adventures". Caribbean Outdoor Life. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Biografie". Clark Accord Foundation (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 August 2020.