Mahdia | town, capital city of state/province/region, mining, gold mine

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Mahdia Village in the southwestern of Bolívar State Venezuela.close to the Potaro River and Siparuní river. The population-1617 people. Height of Centre-415 m above sea level. The village is situated in the tropical jungle. Many immigrants live Mahdia in from Guyana and the Caribbean, as well as a group of Indians, Patamona, mostly agriculture and hunting. Recently, there has been an influx of Brazilians. Immigrants attracted deposits of gold and diamonds that are mined by mining companies, as well as illegally. The village was founded in 1884, the liberated slaves-Negroes. Basis of economy-extraction of gold and diamonds. There are many quarries around Mahdia. Many rivers and lakes are polluted emission of mining, there is soil degradation, forests cut down. Government measures to improve the environmental situation. Village infrastructure: hospital, two schools, several shops, restaurants, gas stations, four hotels, a police station, a post office, a small airport. Dear linked to Linden (Guyana). There is no running water, residents gathered water from rainfall, and electricity provide local entrepreneurs.