Kumaka is a village in the East Berbice–Corentyne region of

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

. It stands on the right bank of the upper

Essequibo River The Essequibo River ( Spanish: ''Río Esequibo'' originally called by Alonso de Ojeda ''Río Dulce'') is the largest river in Guyana, and the largest river between the Orinoco and Amazon. Rising in the Acarai Mountains near the Brazil–Guyana b ...

, about 35 km above Apoteri and the confluence of the

Rupununi River The Rupununi is a region in the south-west of Guyana, bordering the Brazilian Amazon. The Rupununi river, also known by the local indigenous peoples as ''Raponani'', flows through the Rupununi region. The name Rupununi originates from the word '' ...

with the Essequibo, at an elevation of 105 metres (344 ft).Google Earth

References

* Google Earth, version 4.0.2722 (2007-01-05) *

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Map (Multimap.com)
Populated places in East Berbice-Corentyne {{Guyana-geo-stub