Mahaut is a village on the west coast of
Dominica
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of t ...
. It has a population of 2,399, which makes it the second largest commune in the parish of Saint Paul
[Commonwealth of Dominica, ''Population and Housing Census — 2001''. Roseau, Dominica: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kennedy Avenue, 2001.] and was home to
Dominica Colgate-Palmolive (formerly Dominica Coconut Products) until the factory was closed in 2015 after
Tropical Storm Erika
Tropical Storm Erika was one of the deadliest and most destructive natural disasters in Dominica since Hurricane David in 1979. The fifth named storm of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, Erika developed from a westward-moving tropical wave ...
.
Mahaut is the home village of Olympic gold medalist
Thea LaFond
Thea Noeliva LaFond (born April 5, 1994) is a Dominican-American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. At the Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's triple jump, 2024 Summer Olympics, she won gold in the triple jump ...
.
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Populated places in Dominica
Saint Paul Parish, Dominica
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