Orealla
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  Orealla Location in Guyana | |
| Coordinates: 5°17′50″N 57°20′50″W / 5.29722°N 57.34722°W / 5.29722; -57.34722 | |
| Country |  Guyana |
| Region | East Berbice-Corentyne |
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| • Toshao | Carl Peneux (2019)[1] |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population
(2012)[2]
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| • Total | 981 |
Orealla (orOrealla Mission) is an Indigenous community in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region of Guyana, on the Courantyne River, approximately 33 miles (53 km) south of Crabwood Creek and 11 miles (18 km) north of Epira, located at 5°17′50″N 57°20′50″W / 5.29722°N 57.34722°W / 5.29722; -57.34722, altitude 11 metres. 15 miles (24 km) south-east on the other side of the Courantyne River lies the Surinamese village of Apoera. Orealla is an indigenous village.[3]
The village can only be reached by boat or plane. The population is mainly active in subsistence agriculture and logging.[4]
Orealla has a contract with the Barama Company, a logging company.[5]
Small ocean-going vessels are able to navigate the Courantyne River for about 70 km, to the first rapids at Orealla.[6]
Guyanese novelist Roy Heath wrote a 1984 novel entitled Orealla, featuring a Macusi Indian from the village.[7] Clark Accord wrote the novel Between Apoera and Oreala, which was published in 2005.[8]
