Better Hope
Better Hope is located in Guyana
Better Hope
Better Hope
Coordinates: 6°48′36″N 58°5′31″W / 6.81000°N 58.09194°W / 6.81000; -58.09194
Country Guyana
RegionDemerara-Mahaica
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total4,491

Better Hope is a village located in the Demerara-Mahaica region of Guyana. The village has been named after the Plantation Betterhoop.[2] It was originally a fishing village with many working on the sugar estates and nearby farms.[3] The majority of the population is Indo-Guyanese with a minority of Afro-Guyanese.[3]

In 2018, a road was named in honor of Moses Dwarka, a competitive marathoner born in the town.[4] Moses represented British Guiana in the 1959 Pan American Games.

References

  1. ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Details of Estate Better Hope". University College London. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "BETTER HOPE – A village where activities of yesteryear are being revived". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Better Hope unveils Moses Dwarka Drive". Stabroek News. 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2020-12-25.


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