Better Hope
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town
- Description: town in Guyana
- Also known as: “Better Hope, 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 Better Hope.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plaisance and Beterverwagting.
Plaisance
Town
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.
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 3½ km southeast of Better Hope.
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 Better Hope.
Better Hope
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana, South America
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Latitude
6.81691° or 6° 49′ 1″ northLongitude
-58.0894° or 58° 5′ 22″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
68R3RW86+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
node 373016179OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
“Better Hope” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Better Hope”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Better Hope Assemblys of God and Better Hope Mandir.
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