Five Islands Village is a village located on the northwest coast of
Antigua
Antigua ( ; ), also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the local population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles. It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the most populous island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua ...
, within
Saint John Parish in
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda is a Sovereign state, sovereign archipelagic country composed of Antigua, Barbuda, and List of islands of Antigua and Barbuda, numerous other small islands. Antigua and Barbuda has a total area of 440 km2 (170 sq mi), ...
.
Geography
The village is on a
peninsula
A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland and is only connected to land on one side. Peninsulas exist on each continent. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula.
Etymology
The word ''peninsula'' derives , . T ...
, and was named for the five rock islands adjacent in
Five Island Harbour. It is about southwest of the nation's capital city
St. John's, and connected to it by a single road. The village is surrounded by 12 of the 365 beaches on Antigua.
The highest point in the village is Mount Barrington, the location of
Fort Barrington
Fort Barrington, briefly renamed Fort Howe after its capture, was a mid-18th-century frontier fort. It was used and garrisoned for several conflicts, including between the British, Spanish, and Native Americans; during the American Revolution; an ...
. The fort was named after British
Admiral Barrington, who captured Caribbean
St. Lucia
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island from the French in 1667. The fort was built during the colonial
British Antigua and Barbuda
The history of Antigua and Barbuda covers the period from the arrival of the Archaic peoples thousands of years ago to the present day. Prior to European colonization, the lands encompassing present-day Antigua and Barbuda were inhabited by thre ...
period, mainly as a lookout for any foreign
battleship
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s in the area.
Demography
Five Islands has a population of 337 people as of 2011, many of whom are employed in
farming
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or
fishing
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. The village is home to several sportsmen, including
Richie Richardson
Sir Richard Benjamin Richardson, KCN GCM (born 12 January 1962) is a former West Indies international cricketer and a former captain of the West Indian cricket team. He was a flamboyant batsman and superb player of fast bowling. He was named ...
, the
cricket
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er and
West Indies
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region coach.
There is one
primary school
A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ...
, Five Islands Primary School, in the village. The
University of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies (UWI), originally University College of the West Indies, is a public university system established to serve the higher education needs of the residents of 18 English-speaking countries and territories in t ...
opened its fourth physical campus at
Five Islands in 2019, serving Antigua and Barbuda and other
Eastern Caribbean
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countries.
Census data (2011)
Source:
There is one enumeration district, Five Islands (ED 36000)
29.07% of households in Five Islands have access to the internet. 72.90% of households own a mobile phone.
Tourism
The village has one of the oldest ongoing hotels on the island.
The Five Islands peninsula's coast along
Five Island Harbour is renowned for its turquoise waters. It has a series of coves and with beaches and resorts.
iExplore.com: Things to do in Antigua and Barbuda
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References
External links
VisitAntiguaBarbuda.com: Mount Obama and Fort Barrington
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Populated places in Antigua and Barbuda
Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda