Quarters of Saint Lucia
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The island of Saint Lucia
is divided into 11 quarters:
Source: Saint Lucia Government Statistics Department http://www.stats.gov.lc/cenpub_f.pdf
The island of Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique. It covers a land area of 620 km2 and has an...
is divided into 11 quarters:
- Anse la Raye
- CastriesCastries QuarterCastries Quarter is one of eleven Quarters on the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia. According to the 2002 census, the population of the Quarter was 64,957, having shown a slow but steady increase over the past ten years. The capital of Saint Lucia, the city of Castries, is located in this...
- ChoiseulChoiseul QuarterChoiseul is a Quarter of the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia. Located on the southwestern side of the island, the quarter is home to 6,174 people, according to the 2002 census...
- DauphinDauphin QuarterDauphin is a Quarter on the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia. It contains a village of the same name, located at . It was home to Amerindians, the , who settled there. To this day, there are ruins which serve as a reminder of people who lived there long before Christopher Columbus crossed the...
- Dennery
- Gros IsletGros Islet QuarterGros Islet is the newest town in Saint Lucia, having been recently promoted from a village to a town. It is the location of the Beausejour Cricket Grounds where both One Day International and Test Cricket is played. Parts of the 2007 Cricket World Cup and 2010 ICC World Twenty20 where played there...
- LaborieLaborie QuarterLaborie is a Quarter – an administrative division inherited from the former French colonial regime – on the Caribbean island-nation of Saint Lucia.According to the 2002 census, the population of the Quarter was 7,414 people...
- MicoudMicoud QuarterMicoud is a Quarter on the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia, and also a village inside that Quarter. According to the 2002 census, the population of the Quarter was 16,143 people. The village of Micoud is located at .-Adjacent quarters:...
- PraslinPraslin QuarterPraslin is a Quarter of Saint Lucia, a small island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Praslin Quarter's administrative centre is the village of Praslin, which is located at .-Adjacent quarters:...
- Soufrière
- Vieux FortVieux Fort QuarterVieux Fort is located in the southern part of St. Lucia. It is the second-largest town on the island and is the home of St Lucia's international airport, Hewanorra International Airport....
District statistics
| # | District | Land area (km²) | Population (2001) | Density (persons/km²) |
| 1 | Anse la Raye | 31 | 6,495 | 210 |
| 2 | Praslin Canaries Quarter Canaries is located on the West Coast of Saint Lucia. It is a small fishing village and it is nestled along the West Coast road, between Anse La Raye and Soufriere, and there are scenic views from both the Northern and Southern approaches.Until the 1960s there was no road transport to the village... |
16 | 1,906 | 119 |
| 3 | Castries Castries Quarter Castries Quarter is one of eleven Quarters on the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia. According to the 2002 census, the population of the Quarter was 64,957, having shown a slow but steady increase over the past ten years. The capital of Saint Lucia, the city of Castries, is located in this... |
79 | 61,341 | 776 |
| 4 | Choiseul Choiseul Quarter Choiseul is a Quarter of the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia. Located on the southwestern side of the island, the quarter is home to 6,174 people, according to the 2002 census... |
31 | 6,372 | 206 |
| 5 | Dennery | 70 | 12,773 | 182 |
| 6 | Forest Reserve | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Gros Islet Gros Islet Quarter Gros Islet is the newest town in Saint Lucia, having been recently promoted from a village to a town. It is the location of the Beausejour Cricket Grounds where both One Day International and Test Cricket is played. Parts of the 2007 Cricket World Cup and 2010 ICC World Twenty20 where played there... |
101 | 19,816 | 196 |
| 8 | Laborie Laborie Quarter Laborie is a Quarter – an administrative division inherited from the former French colonial regime – on the Caribbean island-nation of Saint Lucia.According to the 2002 census, the population of the Quarter was 7,414 people... |
38 | 7,978 | 210 |
| 9 | Micoud Micoud Quarter Micoud is a Quarter on the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia, and also a village inside that Quarter. According to the 2002 census, the population of the Quarter was 16,143 people. The village of Micoud is located at .-Adjacent quarters:... |
78 | 17,153 | 220 |
| 10 | Soufrière | 51 | 7,328 | 144 |
| 11 | Vieux Fort Vieux Fort Quarter Vieux Fort is located in the southern part of St. Lucia. It is the second-largest town on the island and is the home of St Lucia's international airport, Hewanorra International Airport.... |
44 | 16,329 | 371 |
| Saint Lucia | 617 | 158,076 | 256 |
Source: Saint Lucia Government Statistics Department http://www.stats.gov.lc/cenpub_f.pdf