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Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown. Inhabited by Island Caribs, Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Amerindians, Spanish navigators took possession of Barbados in the late 15th century, claiming it for the Crown of Castile. It first appeared on a Spanish map in 1511. The Portuguese Empire claimed the island between 1532 and 1536, but abandoned it in 1620 with their only remnants being an introduction of wild boars for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An Kingdom of England, English ship, the ''Olive Blossom'', arrived in Barbados on 14 May 1625; its men took possession of the island in the name of James VI and I, King James I. In 1627, the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities, Towns And Villages In Barbados
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Barbados. Barbados is a sovereign island country in the Lesser Antilles, in the Americas. It is in length and up to in width, covering an area of . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; Many of the village names in Barbados are based upon the names of plantations. Barbados is divided into 11 parishes. Christ Church * Atlantic Shores * Bannatyne * Blue Waters * Boarded Hall * Briggs * Callenders * Cane Vale * Chancery Lane * Charnocks * Clapham * Edey * Hastings * Hopewell * Maxwell * Maxwell Hill * Newton Terrace * Oistins * Rockley * Scarborough * Seawell * Saint Lawrence * Welches * Woman's Bay * Worthing * Wotton * Yorkshire Saint Andrew * Barclays Park * Baxters * Belleplaine * Breedy's * Bruce Vale * Chalky Mount * Cherry Tree Hill * Greenland * Hillaby * Turner's Hall Woods – park and nature reserve * White Hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
