Assakata or Asakata is a village in Barima-Waini region, in the north of Guyana. Assakata is an Amerindian village[2] inhabited by Warao and Arawak people,[1] located in the swamps and marshes between the Barima and Pomeroon River.[3]
Assakata was founded in 1938 as the Assakata mission,[1] and is part of the North West Amerindian District.[4] Since 1996, the area is governed by the Moruca Land Council with Santa Rosa as the main settlement.[5] The population as of 2013 is approximately 300 people spread over four settlements.[1]
The economy is based on subsistence farming.[1] Loggers used to be active in the region, however the village council ended all agreements in 2012.[6] The village has a primary school and a health care centre,[3] however the nearest secondary school is in Santa Rosa.[7] The community began receiving electricity in 2004 when a diesel generator was donated by Monty Niathally, proprietor of Variety Woods and Greenheart Limited. [8]
Atkinson, Sharon (2016). OUR LAND, OUR LIFE (PDF). Amerindian Peoples Association and Forest Peoples Programme. ISBN 978-0-9935190-7-9. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
