# Issano

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Village in Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Guyana

Issano Village Issano Location in Guyana Coordinates: 5°48′49″N 59°25′25″W / 5.81361°N 59.42361°W / 5.81361; -59.42361 Country Guyana Region Cuyuni-Mazaruni Population (2012)[1] • Total 220

**Issano** is a village of [Cuyuni-Mazaruni](/source/Cuyuni-Mazaruni) (Region 7), [Guyana](/source/Guyana). It is located along the [Mazaruni River](/source/Mazaruni_River), and is a hub for mining.

In 2012, the population was 220.[2] Issano is a mostly [Amerindian](/source/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 (121 km) from the Bartica/Potaro road and extends approximately 52 miles (84 km) 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](/source/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](/source/Denis_Williams) built a homestead in Issano, where he made his first archeological excavation in Guyana, finding Amerindian artifacts.[12]

## See also

- [Mining in Guyana](/source/Mining_in_Guyana)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-census2012_1-0)** ["2012 Population by Village"](https://statisticsguyana.gov.gy/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Population_By_Village_2012.zip). *Statistics Guyana*. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Publications – Bureau of Statistics – Guyana"](https://statisticsguyana.gov.gy/publications/). Retrieved 2020-12-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Primary"](https://education.gov.gy/web/index.php/who-we-are/schools/primary). *education.gov.gy*. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Sunken dredge affecting medical supplies reaching Issano"](https://dpi.gov.gy/sunken-dredge-affecting-medical-supplies-reaching-issano/). *Department of Public Information*. 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Airports"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170910051038/https://guyanaaviation.com/guyana-airports/). *Guyana Aviation*. 2014-07-12. Archived from [the original](https://guyanaaviation.com/guyana-airports/) on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** GTIMES (2020-09-16). ["Cocaine found on plane weighs 390kg"](https://guyanatimesgy.com/cocaine-found-on-plane-weighs-390kg/). *Guyana Times*. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Relocation ahead for 14 Mile Issano community"](https://www.stabroeknews.com/2014/04/20/news/guyana/relocation-ahead-14-mile-issano-community/). *Stabroek News*. 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Earth matters…"](https://guyanachronicle.com/2012/04/07/earth-matters-7/). *Guyana Chronicle*. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Aussie gold company says GDP will grow 8.7% after three years of its operations"](https://www.stabroeknews.com/2015/07/27/news/guyana/aussie-gold-company-says-gdp-will-grow-8-7-after-three-years-of-its-operations/). *Stabroek News*. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Relocation ahead for 14 Mile Issano community"](https://www.stabroeknews.com/2014/04/20/news/guyana/relocation-ahead-14-mile-issano-community/). *Stabroek News*. 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Health Ministry enlisting grassroots support in malaria fight"](https://www.stabroeknews.com/2013/02/09/news/guyana/health-ministry-enlisting-grassroots-support-in-malaria-fight/). *Stabroek News*. 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [*Denis Williams: A Life in Works: New and Collected Essays*](https://books.google.com/books?id=h_l5DwAAQBAJ&q=issano&pg=PA82). BRILL. 2009-01-01. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-90-420-2792-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-90-420-2792-3).

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