The Caribbean, Trinidad and the Guianas
Warao
Lands
Orinoco Delta of Venezuela, the North West District of Guyana, and communities in Trinidad and Tobago
Countries Venezuela, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago
Facts 3
Today
Trinidad and Tobago's government names the Warao Nation of Trinidad and Tobago among the country's own Indigenous groups.
As of 2018 Source: Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Statement at the Special Permanent Council Meeting on the Commemoration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2018 (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Population
In Venezuela's 2011 census, where people self-identified, the Warao made up about 6.7 percent of the country's Indigenous population.
As of 2011 Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Venezuela, Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2011: Empadronamiento de la Población Indígena (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
In Guyana, where the name is spelled Warrau, Warao communities live in the wetlands of the North West District along the Barima and Pomeroon rivers.
Source: Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Government of Guyana, Indigenous Nations (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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