Better Hope | |
Pushpin Map: | Guyana |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 260 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Guyana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Demerara-Mahaica |
Established Title: | Established |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 4,491 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 6.81°N -58.0919°W |
Blank Name Sec1: | Climate |
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.