Beterverwagting | |
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village | |
  Beterverwagting Location in Guyana | |
| Coordinates: 6°48′N58°04′W / 6.800°N 58.067°W Coordinates: 6°48′N58°04′W / 6.800°N 58.067°W | |
| Country |  Guyana |
| Region | Demerara-Mahaica |
| Population (2012) [1] | |
| • Total | 2,163 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 |
| Climate | Af |
Beterverwagting, also Betterverwagting or abbreviated to B.V., is a village in Guyana, on the East Coast of the Demerara River.
On 8 May 1839, 62 former slaves pooled their savings together and bought plantation Beterverwagting from Baron van Groningen. [2] In 1842, Triumph was established to the east, [2] Triumph and Beterverwagting have grown together, and are often referred to as Beterverwagting/Triumph. [2] [3] Both villages are under the same local government. [4]
Beterverwagting is located roughly 10 miles from the capital, Georgetown, and is an important feeder village for the sugar estate in La Bonne Intention, a village adjacent to it. [5] The name Beterverwagting comes from the Dutch words "Beter verwachting", literally "better expectation".
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