Canaries District is one of 10
districts (formerly called quarters) of the
island nation of
St. Lucia
Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerin ...
in the
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...
. In 2010, the population of the region was 2,009 people, and they are mainly fishers and agricultural workers. The
main town in the area takes the same name as the district and is located down the western coast from
Castries, the capital of the country. It is the smallest quarter of Saint Lucia, both by population and area.
History
The name Kanawe is derived from the Amerindian word for cooking pots, in the past Canaries had a large sugar plantation that ran inland up the valley that stretches in an easterly direction from the village. Records show that Canaries has existed since 1763 and the original settlers came from the neighboring island of
Martinique
Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in ...
.
Geography
There are eight rivers in Canaries Quarter:
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Anse La Verdure River,
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Canaries River,
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Anse Cochon River,
*Ravine Chalon,
*Ravine Joseph,
*Ravine Combat,
*Ravine Tertillien,
*Ravine Parasol,
The following coves, points and bays (Anse) are in the Canaries Quarter:
*Anse des Canaries,
*Ane la Voutte,
*Anse Cochon,
*Anse la Verdure,
*Petit Trou,
*Point la Ville,
The following mountains are in the quarter:
*Mount Regnier, ,
*Mount Parasol, ,
*Mount Morton, ,
*Mount Marquis, ,
*Mount Houelmon, ,
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Mount Gimie, , at is the tallest mountain in Saint Lucia
The Grand Bois Forest Nature Reserve is located within the quarter at .
Populated places
There are three towns in Canaries Quarter:
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Canaries, Saint Lucia,
*Theodorine,
*Anse La Verdure,
There are two estates and one locality in the Canaries Quarter:
*Anse La Verdure Estate,
*Chantin Estate,
*Saurot locality,
Government
The seat of the Canaries District is the town of Canaries.
The Canaries District is represented in the
House of Assembly of Saint Lucia
The House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Saint Lucia, elected by popular vote. The upper house is the Senate. It has 17 or 18 members: 17 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, and a speaker e ...
by the Honorable Wayne D. Girard,
Parliamentary Representative for the Anse La Raye/Canaries electoral constituency.
See also
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Geography of Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is one of many small land masses composing the insular group known as the Windward Islands. Unlike large limestone areas such as Florida, Cuba, and the Yucatan Peninsula, or the Bahamas, which is a small island group composed of c ...
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List of cities in Saint Lucia
This is a list of cities, towns, and other inhabited places in the 10 districts of the island country of Saint Lucia. There are 150 inhabited places in Saint Lucia. The significant cities and the district where they are located are listed bel ...
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List of rivers of Saint Lucia
This is a list of rivers in the island country of Saint Lucia. Rivers are listed in clockwise order, starting at the north end of the island.
Rivers
There are 180 streams in Saint Lucia. Most of the rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean or Cari ...
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Districts of Saint Lucia
The island nation of Saint Lucia is divided into 10 districts (formerly called Quarters). The name ''Quarters'' or ''Quartiers'' originally came from the French period in Saint Lucia (Sainte Lucie in French). The 2001 and 2010 Census of Saint Lu ...
References
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Quarters of Saint Lucia
Subdivisions of Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia, Quarters
Saint Lucia 1
First-level administrative divisions by country