Rupununi region

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The Rupununi region is a sparsely populated, savannah and rainforest area in southwestern Guyana known for its Indigenous communities, rich biodiversity, and traditional ranching culture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rupununi region canonical 3
Rupununi 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
rainforest region
savannah region
adjacentTo Brazilian Amazon
linked to: Amazon rainforest
borderedBy Brazil
Brazilian state of Amazonas
linked to: Amazonas state

Brazilian state of Roraima
linked to: Roraima state
climate tropical
contains Kanuku Mountains
Rupununi River
Rupununi Savannah
country Guyana
crossedBy Rupununi River
Takutu River
economicActivity cattle ranching
ecotourism
fishing
subsistence agriculture
hasCharacteristic biodiversity hotspot
remote
sparsely populated
hasEcosystemType tropical rainforest
tropical savannah
hasFauna arapaima
giant anteater
giant otter
harpy eagle
jaguar
hasFlora savannah grasses
tropical hardwoods
hasHabitat gallery forests
seasonally flooded savannahs
wetlands
hasSeason dry season
rainy season
hasSettlement Aishalton
Annai
Karasabai
Lethem
St. Ignatius
inhabitedBy Makushi people
Wapishana people
other Indigenous peoples of Guyana
knownFor Indigenous communities
cattle ranching
ecotourism
rich biodiversity
traditional ranching culture
locatedIn Guiana Shield
southwestern Guyana
partOf Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wapishana language spokenIn Rupununi region
Guyana Wapishana region Rupununi region
Makushi locatedIn Rupununi region
Rupununi River region Rupununi
linked to: Rupununi region