Plaisance
Plaisance is a village in Guyana between Better Hope and Goedverwagting. It was purchased by freed slaves from cattle farmer A J Watershodt for $39,000 after the abolition of slavery in 1838.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town
- Description: town in Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
- Also known as: “Plaisance Village” and “Plaisance, Guyana”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eugene F. Correira International Airport.
Eugene F. Correira International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Caribiana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eugene F. Correia International Airport is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Guyana, 6 kilometres east of the capital, Georgetown, in the Demerara-Mahaica region. Eugene F. Correira International Airport is situated 2½ km southwest of Plaisance.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Better Hope and Beterverwagting.
Better Hope
Town
Better Hope is a village located in the Demerara-Mahaica region of Guyana. The village has been named after the Plantation Betterhoop. It was originally a fishing village with many working on the sugar estates and nearby farms.
Beterverwagting
Hamlet
Beterverwagting, also Betterverwagting or abbreviated to B.V, is a village in Guyana, on the East Coast of the Demerara River. Beterverwagting is situated 4 km southeast of Plaisance.
Triumph
Town
Triumph is a village and regional capital of the Demerara-Mahaica region in Guyana. Paradise used to be the regional capital, however the administrative building burnt down in 2006. Triumph is situated 4 km east of Plaisance.
Plaisance
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, South America
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Latitude
6.82039° or 6° 49′ 13″ northLongitude
-58.09164° or 58° 5′ 30″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
68R3RWC5+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 373016197OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Plaisance” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Plaisance”
- Danish: “Plaisance”
- Dutch: “Plaisance”
- Esperanto: “Plaisance”
- Irish: “Plaisance”
- Portuguese: “Plaisance”
- Swedish: “Plaisance”
- Ukrainian: “Плейсенс”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sparendaam Post Office and Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court.
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