[2] It is located close to the Aruka River (the Venezuelan border) on a narrow plateau above the surrounding rainforest at an elevation of 13 metres.

Cocoa was one of the products manufactured before the Government of Guyana bought part of the land to build Governmental Institutions.

Mabaruma also has a large Afro-Guyanese population with small East Indian, Chinese and Portuguese communities.

[5] In 2023, amid the Guayana Esequiba diplomatic crisis, a group of Mabaruma citizens rallied in support of Guyana in the dispute.

[6] The diplomatic crisis has reportedly led some Guyanese citizens to flee the town.