 mabaruma is the administrative centre for region one (barima-waini) of guyana. it is located close to the aruka river (the venezuelan border) on a narrow plateau above the surrounding rainforest at an altitude of 13 metres. it replaced morawhanna as the regional capital after the former was deemed at risk from flooding. there is a government guest house in the town. mabaruma contains the region's first secondary school, north west secondary school, established in 1965. == climate == {{weather box |loc
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