Official Name: | Plaisance |
Settlement Type: | town |
Pushpin Map: | Guyana |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guyana |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Guyana |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Demerara-Mahaica |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2,854 |
Timezone: | UTC-4 |
Coordinates: | 6.8°N -64°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Af |
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.[2] It was officially declared a village in 1892.
Famous people associated with the village include musician brothers Eddy Grant[3] and Rudy Grant,[4] as well as footballer Alex Bunbury[5] who were born there.