Dominica
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- Dominica – from Kalinago homeland to an independent nature island · Saint Patrick ·
Dominica was settled long ago by Arawakan-speaking peoples and later by the Kalinago, who called the island Waitukubuli. Christopher Columbus sighted it in 1493 and named it after the day of the week – a Sunday. Its ste…
- Saint Mark Parish, Dominica – Soufrière and the tombolo of Scotts Head · Saint Mark ·
Saint Mark, at the southwestern tip of Dominica, is the island's second smallest parish. Its main settlements are Soufrière, named after the sulphurous volcanic springs of the area, and Scotts Head, where a narrow strip…
- Saint Luke Parish, Dominica – Pointe Michel, the smallest parish · Saint Luke ·
Saint Luke is the smallest of Dominica's ten parishes, both in area and in population: about 1,700 people live on less than eight square kilometres. Its only settlement is Pointe Michel, also known as La Pointe, a coast…
- Saint George Parish, Dominica – Roseau, the island's capital · Saint George ·
Saint George is Dominica's most populous parish, home to around 20,000 people, and it includes Roseau, the island's capital. Roseau grew up at the mouth of the Roseau River, and during the colonial period it became the …
- Saint Paul Parish, Dominica – the village of Massacre and its painful memory · Saint Paul ·
Saint Paul on Dominica's west coast carries a name that recalls one of the darkest chapters of the island's history: the village of Massacre is named after the killing of Dominica's indigenous people by European settler…
- Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica – the Layou River valley, the island's longest river · Saint Joseph ·
Saint Joseph on Dominica's west coast is shaped by the Layou River, the longest river on the island, whose valley has long been important for farming and travel between the coast and the interior. Most of the parish's v…
- Saint Peter Parish, Dominica – Colihaut, Dublanc and Bioche on the west coast · Saint Peter ·
Saint Peter is Dominica's least populous parish, home to around 1,450 people on the Caribbean-facing west coast. It has just three settlements: Colihaut, the largest village, as well as Dublanc and Bioche. Nestled betwe…
- Saint John Parish, Dominica – Portsmouth and the historic Cabrits · Saint John ·
Saint John in Dominica's northwest is home to Portsmouth, the island's second largest town, which locals also call Grand Anse. Nearby lies the Cabrits peninsula with Fort Shirley, an eighteenth-century military garrison…
- Saint Andrew Parish, Dominica – the island's largest parish on the northeast coast · Saint Andrew ·
Saint Andrew is Dominica's largest parish, covering almost 180 square kilometres of the island's northeast. With about 10,500 residents, it is also the second most populous after Saint George. For generations its fertil…
- Saint David Parish, Dominica – home of the Kalinago Territory · Saint David ·
Saint David lies on Dominica's eastern side and borders five other parishes, more than any other on the island. It is the home of the Kalinago Territory, where descendants of the Kalinago, the indigenous people who live…
- Saint Patrick Parish, Dominica – Grand Bay (Berekua) and the villages of the south · Saint Patrick ·
Saint Patrick is one of Dominica's ten parishes, stretching across the island's southeast. Its largest settlements are Grand Bay, still known by its older name Berekua, and La Plaine, surrounded by a string of villages …
- Saint Mark Parish, Dominica · Saint Mark ·
Saint Mark is one of Dominica's ten administrative parishes (Dominica is in the Lesser Antilles). It is bordered by St. Luke (to the north) and St. Patrick (to the east). With an area of 9.9 km² (3.8 mi²), it is the sec…
- Saint Luke Parish, Dominica · Saint Luke ·
Saint Luke is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. It is bordered by St. George to the north, St. Mark to the south, and St. Patrick to the east. The parish is the smallest one in Dominica by area and populatio…
- Saint George Parish, Dominica · Saint George ·
Saint George is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. It is bordered by Saint Paul and part of the Boeri River (to the north), Saint David and Saint Patrick (to the east), Saint Luke (to the south). The parish h…
- Saint Paul Parish, Dominica · Saint Paul ·
Saint Paul is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. It is bordered by St. Joseph to the north, St. David to the east, and St. George to the south. It has an area of 67.4 km2 (26.02 mi2), and a population of 8,39…
- Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica · Saint Joseph ·
Saint Joseph is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. It is bordered by St. Peter to the north, St. Andrew to the northeast, St. David to the east, and St. Paul to the south. It has an area of 120.1 km2 (46.37 m…
- Saint Peter Parish, Dominica · Saint Peter ·
Saint Peter is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. It is bordered by St. John to the north, St. Joseph to the south, and St. Andrew to the east. It has an area of 27.7 km² (10.74 mi²), and has a population of …
- Saint John Parish, Dominica · Saint John ·
Saint John is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. It is bordered by St. Andrew to the east, and St. Peter and the Espagnole River to the south. It has an area of 59 km2 (22.78 mi2). 6,561 people live in the p…
- Saint Andrew Parish, Dominica · Saint Andrew ·
Saint Andrew is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. It is bordered by St. John and St. Peter (to the west), St. Joseph (to the southwest), and St. David (to the southeast). At 178.27 km2 (68.83 mi2), it is the…
- Saint David Parish, Dominica · Saint David ·
Saint David is one of Dominica's ten administrative parishes, located on the eastern side of the island. It is bordered by St. Andrew to the north; St. Joseph, St. Paul and St. George to the west; and St. Patrick to the…
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