Kabakaburi is a village in the Pomeroon-Supenaam

Pomeroon-Supenaam

Pomeroon-Supenaam is a region in Guyana, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara to the east, the region of Cuyuni-Mazaruni to the south and the region of Barima-Waini to the west...

 Region of Guyana

Guyana

Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...

 on the Pomeroon River

Pomeroon River

The Pomeroon River is located in Guyana, South America, situated between the Orinoco River and the Essequibo River. A colony was started by the Dutch on the river in the 17th century, which was later destroyed by French privateers.- See also :...

, 56 km (34.8 mi) from its mouth. The villagers are mostly Arawak and Carib Amerindians. Many of them work in the area's logging and mining industries.

The name of the village is Arawak for "the place with the itching bush." The "bush" referred to is a wild arum

Araceae

Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe or leaf-like bract. Also known as the Arum family, members are often colloquially...

 (Dieffenbachia

Dieffenbachia

Dieffenbachia is a genus of tropical plants in the Family Araceae noted for their patterned leaves. Members of this genus are popular as houseplants because of their tolerance for shade. The common name is "dumb cane" due to its poisoning effect on the throat due to raphides...

 paludicola) having irritating juice. The Arawak named this plant "jotoro", and named the place where it grew "kabo kabura" Over time, this became Kabakaburi.

Kabakaburi is an important historical and archeological heritage site, containing both shell mounds and ancient ceramics. It is also the site of the graves of William Henry Brett

William Henry Brett (missionary)

William Henry Brett was an English missionary in British Guiana.He was born in Dover and, following the death of his father, he was raised by his grandfather. At the age of thirteen or fourteen, Brett became a Sunday school teacher...

, one of the earliest missionaries to Guyana, and Sachilara, the first Amerindian convert to Christianity.

A new library, located in the Kabakaburi Primary School, was created in 2002.