Mabaruma
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| Coordinates: 8°12′0″N 59°47′0″W / 8.20000°N 59.78333°WCoordinates: 8°12′0″N 59°47′0″W / 8.20000°N 59.78333°W | |
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Claimed by  Venezuela
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| Region | Barima-Waini |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
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.
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