Achiwib

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title: "Achiwib" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["indigenous-villages-in-guyana", "populated-places-in-upper-takutu-upper-essequibo", "macushi", "wapishana"] topic_path: "general/indigenous-villages-in-guyana" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achiwib" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
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subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo
leader_title	Toshao
leader_name	Sidwell Johnson (2012-)
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established_title2
established_title3
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2
area_land_km2
area_total_sq_mi	167
population_as_of	2012
population_footnotes
population_total	586
population_blank1_title	Ethnicities
population_blank2_title	Religions
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
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Achiwib is a village in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of far southern Guyana. Achiwib (alternate spellings: Achawib, Achiwuib) is an Amerindian community that borders Brazil, the main language spoken in the village is Wapishana language.

Overview

Achiwib is named after wild garlic which is plentiful around the settlement. The village was founded by Atorad and its sub-tribes. Macushi and Wapishana later joined the village. In 1842, Achiwib was visited by Moritz Richard Schomburgk.

In 2017, the Government of Guyana partnered with the Brazilian Army to drill wells in the communities of Achiwib and Baishaidrun to provide access to potable water following the installation of distribution networks by GWI in collaboration with community members.

The major economic activity in the area is subsistence farming. The village is served by a health post. It has a nursery and a primary school, which also served the satellite village of Baishaidrun (Bashaizon) until a school was built there in 2019. Projects for providing internet access and solar lights have been initiated since 2019.

Nearby villages include Aishalton, which is the administrative center of the deep south area.

References

References

1. "2012 Population by Village".
3. "Achawib".
4. "Achawib Village".
5. (2019-04-18). "Significant efforts made by GWI to alleviate dry weather effects in Region 9".
6. "South Rupununi primary schools commissioned".
7. (2019-11-24). "Connectivity is coming!".
8. (2020-11-26). "Local Gov’t to probe incomplete Achawib solar project".
9. (2020-07-24). "Rupununi woman dies after being bitten by rattlesnake".

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