Saint David is one of
Dominica
Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographical ...
's ten administrative
parishes
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, located on the eastern side of the island.
It is bordered by
St. Andrew
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to the north;
St. Joseph,
St. Paul
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and
St. George to the west; and
St. Patrick
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to the south. It has an area of 131.6 km² (50.8 mi²),
[Figures provided by the Lands and Surveys Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Cork Street, Roseau, Dominica.] and has a population of 6,789.
[Commonwealth of Dominica, ''Population and Housing Census – 2001.'' Roseau, Dominica: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kennedy Avenue, 2001.]
Settlements
Its largest settlement is
Castle Bruce
Castle Bruce is a village on the east coast of Dominica
Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is locat ...
, with a population of 1,653.
It includes the Indigenous community of the *
Carib Territory
The Kalinago Territory, previously known as the Carib Reserve or Carib Territory, is a district in the Caribbean island-nation of Dominica. It was established for the indigenous Kalinago people who inhabited the region prior to European coloniz ...
. (Kalinago Territory) which has a population of about 3000 spread across 7 hamlets. Other villages include:
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Grand Fond
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Rosalie
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Good Hope
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Petit Soufrière
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Riviere Cyrique
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Morne Jaune
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San Sauveur
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Carib Territory
The Kalinago Territory, previously known as the Carib Reserve or Carib Territory, is a district in the Caribbean island-nation of Dominica. It was established for the indigenous Kalinago people who inhabited the region prior to European coloniz ...
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Areas of interest
The northern area of the parish is also home to the island's
Carib Territory
The Kalinago Territory, previously known as the Carib Reserve or Carib Territory, is a district in the Caribbean island-nation of Dominica. It was established for the indigenous Kalinago people who inhabited the region prior to European coloniz ...
, in and around which 3,000 pure, indigenous
Caribs live.
References
Parishes of Dominica
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