Saint David is one 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 ...

's ten administrative

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, located on the eastern side of the island. It is bordered by

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to the north; St. Joseph, St. Paul and

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to the west; and St. Patrick to the south. With that, it's bordered by five other parishes, more than any other one in Dominica. 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, with a population of 1,653. It includes the Indigenous community of the Kalinago Territory (formerly the Carib Territory) which has a population of about 3000 spread across 7 hamlets. Other villages include: * Grand Fond * Rosalie * Good Hope * Petit Soufrière * Riviere Cyrique * Morne Jaune * San Sauveur * Kalinago Territory * Atkinson * Antrizle

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Carib Territory The Kalinago Territory, previously known as the Carib Reserve or Carib Territory (outdated/derogatory), is a district in the Caribbean island country of Dominica. It was established for the Indigenous Kalinago people who inhabited the region pr ...

, in and around which 3,000 pure, indigenous Caribs live.

References

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