Saint Andrew, Barbados 1528026 219174360 2008-06-13T22:31:18Z Gaius Cornelius 293907 Tidy using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right"> <tr><th colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#AEFHAD">'''Statistics'''</th></tr> <TR><TD>Parish:</td><td>Saint Andrew</td></tr> <TR valign=top><TD>Area:</td><td>36[[Square kilometre|km²]] (14 sq. mi.) <TR valign=top><TD>Largest City:</td><td> Belleplaine <TR valign=top><TD>Population ([[1990]] est.):</td><td>5,624 inhab. <TR valign=top><TD>Population Density:</td><td>156,22 inhab/km² <tr><th colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#AEFHAD">[[Parliament of Barbados|Parliamentary representation]]</th></tr> <TR valign=top><TD>- House seats</td><td>1 <tr><th colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#AEFHAD">'''Map'''</th></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align=center>[[Image:Barbados-Saint Andrew.png|right|Map of Barbados showing the Saint Andrew parish]] </td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#AEFHAD">[[Parishes of Barbados]]</th></tr></table> The [[parishes of Barbados|parish]] of '''Saint Andrew''' ("St. Andrew") is a northern area in the country of [[Barbados]]. Saint Andrew is one of the more unspoiled parts of the island owing to its physical makeup of green rolling hills. The parish of Saint Andrew also has the country's highest natural elevation, named- [[Mount Hillaby]] at the southern part of the parish. The parish is named after the [[Patron saint|patron]] [[saint]], "[[Saint Andrew]]". Who is also the basis of the name for Barbados' highest national award "[[Order of St. Andrew (Barbados)|The Order of Saint Andrew]]" and also the symbolic formation of two sugar cane stalks in the national [[Coat of arms of Barbados|Coat of Arms]] of Barbados. During the colonial years under Britain, the British thought the area resembled the hills and fields of [[Scotland]]. This led to parts of the Parish of Saint Andrew today being nicknamed the "[[Scotland District]]". During the 1990s the Government of the time proposed a "[[Greenland Landfill, Barbados|Greenland Landfill]]" located within the parish. However, because of Saint Andrew's fragile environment and its possibility of future soil erosion the opening of the completed landfill has yet to come-about after almost a decade. Saint Andrew lies on the eastern coastline of Barbados, where the [[Atlantic Ocean]] tends to be more turbulent. As part of Barbados' attempts to preserve the environment the parish is also home to several natural reserves including the [[Turner's Hall Woods]]. ==Parishes bordering St. Andrew== *[[Saint James, Barbados|Saint James]] - ''West'' *[[Saint Joseph, Barbados|Saint Joseph]] - ''Southeast'' *[[Saint Peter, Barbados|Saint Peter]] - ''North'' *[[Saint Thomas, Barbados|Saint Thomas]] - ''South'' {{Parishes of Barbados}} {{coor title dm|13|14|N|59|34|W|region:BB_type:adm1st_source:GNS-enwiki}} [[Category:Parishes of Barbados]] [[Category:Saint Andrew, Barbados|*]] {{Barbados-geo-stub}} [[es:Parroquia de Saint Andrew (Barbados)]] [[fr:Saint-Andrew (Barbade)]] [[id:Saint Andrew, Barbados]] [[kw:Saint Andrew, Barbados]] [[nl:Saint Andrew (Barbados)]] [[no:Saint Andrew, Barbados]] [[pl:Saint Andrew (parafia)]] [[pt:Saint Andrew]] [[zh:聖安德魯區 (巴巴多斯)]]