North Side is one of the fourteen

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

Anguilla Anguilla is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Sa ...

, a

British Overseas Territory The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) or alternatively referred to as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are the fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, ...

in the

Caribbean The Caribbean ( , ; ; ; ) is a region in the middle of the Americas centered around the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, mostly overlapping with the West Indies. Bordered by North America to the north, Central America ...

. It covers both coastal and inland areas on the northeastern coast of the main island. According to the 2011 Population and Housing Census, North Side had 1,577 residents. The district features rocky terrain with modest infrastructure, and a community with Anguillan culture.

Geography

North Side is one of the fourteen

, a

in the

. It is located along Anguilla’s northeastern coastline, featuring flat, low-lying limestone terrain typical of the island’s geology. The region is characterized by a dry

tropical climate Tropical climate is the first of the five major climate groups in the Köppen climate classification identified with the letter A. Tropical climates are defined by a monthly average temperature of or higher in the coolest month, featuring hot te ...

, with rocky terrain showing little elevation, dense vegetation in the interior, and sandy beaches along the coast. The rocky cliffs along the coast and hillocks support a variety of wildlife including

seabirds Seabirds (also known as marine birds) are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment. While seabirds vary greatly in lifestyle, behaviour and physiology, they often exhibit striking convergent evolution, as the same envi ...

and

songbirds A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Passeri of the perching birds (Passerine, Passeriformes). Another name that is sometimes seen as the scientific or vernacular name is Oscines, from Latin ''oscen'', "songbird". The Passeriformes co ...

Demographics

North Side had population of 1,577 individuals in 2011, a 32% increase from the population of 1,195 in 2011, the second-highest among districts. The economy is

tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the Commerce, commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. World Tourism Organization, UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as ...

-driven with

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment (Freshwater ecosystem, freshwater or Marine ecosystem, marine), but may also be caught from Fish stocking, stocked Body of water, ...

and small-scale

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

also pervalent. The villages are simpler with limited infrastructure and the culture is steeped in Anguillan traditions. Small eateries and food stalls sell traditional dishes, mostly based on freshly caught seafood. With a tourism driven economy, multiple offerings of lodgings are located in the region, mostly by the seaside.

References

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