The Arawak village of Wakapau (or Wakapoa) is located in the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region of Guyana, on the Wakapau River, a tributary on the west bank of the Pomeroon River, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from its mouth.

[3] Wakapau was one of the ten original "Indian reservations" of British Guiana.

[4] The village is an example of an Amerindian community that has not only preserved the traditional Arawak culture, but also retained its tribal language.

[5] The community consists of island settlements in the swamps surrounded by forests.

The economy is based on logging, subsistence farming and boat services.