Saint David Parish, Dominica

Saint David
Saint David
Parish
	Carib Territory coast
Country	Dominica
Capital	Castle Bruce
Area
• Total	131.5 km2 (50.8 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	6,043
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4
ISO 3166-2	DM-03

Saint David is one of Dominica's ten administrative parishes, located on the eastern side of the island.[1] It is bordered by St. Andrew to the north; St. Joseph, St. Paul and St. George to the west; and St. Patrick to the south. With that, it’s bordered by five other parishes, more than any other one in Dominica. It has an area of 131.6 km² (50.8 mi²),[2] and has a population of 6,789.[3]

Settlements

Its largest settlement is Castle Bruce, with a population of 1,653.[3] It includes the Indigenous community of the Kalinago Territory (formerly the Carib Territory) which has a population of about 3000 spread across 7 hamlets. Other villages include:

Grand Fond
Rosalie
Good Hope
Petit Soufrière
Riviere Cyrique
Morne Jaune
San Sauveur
Carib Territory
Atkinson
Antrizle

Areas of interest

The northern area of the parish is also home to the island's Carib Territory, in and around which 3,000 pure, indigenous Caribs live.

References

"The World Factbook". CIA. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
Figures provided by the Lands and Surveys Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Cork Street, Roseau, Dominica.
Commonwealth of Dominica, Population and Housing Census – 2001. Roseau, Dominica: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kennedy Avenue, 2001.

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[1] "The World Factbook". CIA. Retrieved 2020-03-27.

[l&s-2] Figures provided by the Lands and Surveys Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Cork Street, Roseau, Dominica.

[census-3] Commonwealth of Dominica, Population and Housing Census – 2001. Roseau, Dominica: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kennedy Avenue, 2001.