Port Kaituma

Port Kaituma is a small village within the administrative region of . It became known internationally as a gateway village to the Peoples Temple settlement in nearby . It has long been a hub for mining in the area.
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  • Town
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (40 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code PKM
  • …is also known as “Kaituma”
  • Description: Locality controlled de facto by Guyana and claimed by Venezuela from Guyana

Places of Interest

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Aerodrome
is an airport serving the village…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jonestown.
Locality
The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, better known…
8 km southwest of Port Kaituma
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Latitude
7.72963° or 7° 43′ 47″ north
Longitude
-59.88528° or 59° 53′ 7″ west
UN/LOCODE
GY PKM
Open location code
68V2P4H7+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Urdu—“Port Kaituma” goes by many names.
Порт КайтумаBelarusian
Port KaitumaCebuano
凱圖馬港Chinese
卡提瑪港Chinese
Port KaitumaDutch
Port KaitumaItalian
ポート・カイトゥマJapanese
포트 카이투마Korean
Port KaitumaLithuanian
Порт КайтумаRussian
Port KaitumaSerbo-Croatian
Port KaitumaSlovenian
Port KaitumaSwedish
پورٹ کائٹوماUrdu

Localities in the Area

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Guyana: Highlights

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