Saint Andrew Parish, Dominica 2773906 223977834 2008-07-06T20:05:37Z Plasticup 2666389 minor tidying (please [[User_Talk:Plasticup|tell me]] about errors!) using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr><th colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#AEFHAD">'''Statistics'''</th></tr> <TR><TD>Capital:</td><td>[[Wesley]]</td></tr> <TR valign=top><TD>Area:</td><td>[[1 E9 m²|178.27]] [[square kilometre|km&sup2;]] <TR valign=top><TD>Population ([[2001]] Census):</td><td>10,461 <TR valign=top><TD>Population Density:</td><td>58.7 / km² <TR valign=top><TD>[[ISO 3166-2:DM|ISO 3166-2]]:</td><td>DM-02 <tr><th colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#AEFHAD">'''Map'''</th></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align=center>[[Image:Dominica-Saint Andrew.png|center|Map showing Saint Andrew Parish, Dominica in Dominica]] </td></tr></table> '''Saint Andrew''' is one of [[Dominica]]'s 10 administrative [[Parishes of Dominica|parishes]]. It is bordered by [[Saint John Parish, Dominica|St. John]] and [[Saint Peter Parish, Dominica|St. Peter]] (to the east), [[Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica|St. Joseph]] (to the southwest), and [[Saint David Parish, Dominica|St. David]] (to the southeast). At 178.27 km² (68.83 mi²),<ref name="l&s">Figures provided by the Lands and Surveys Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Cork Street, Roseau, Dominica.</ref> it is the island's largest parish in area. It is also the second most inhabited parish after [[Saint George Parish, Dominica|St. George]], with a population of 10,461.<ref name="census">Commonwealth of Dominica, ''Population and Housing Census — 2001''. Roseau, Dominica: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kennedy Avenue, [[2001]].</ref> ==Settlements== [[Marigot, Dominica|Marigot]] is its largest village, with 2,676 people.<ref name="census" /> Other communities include: *[[Wesley, Dominica|Wesley]] *[[Woodford Hill]] *[[Calibishie]] *[[Hampstead, Dominica|Hampstead]] *[[Bense]] *[[Dos D'Ane]] *[[Anse du Mé]] *[[Paix Bouche]] *[[Thibaud]] *[[Vieille Case]] (also known as [[Itassi]]) *[[Penville]] [[Image:Coryphaena hippurus (Marigot, Dominica).jpg|thumb|280px|''Coryphaena hippurus'' at Marigot fishing port]] [[Image:Woodford Hill Bay (Dominica).jpg|thumb|280px|Woodford Hill Bay]] [[Image:Calibishie (Dominica).jpg|thumb|280px|Calibishie beach]] [[Image:Anse Du Me (Dominica).jpg|thumb|280px|Anse Du Me]] ==Notable people== Well-known people born in the parish include famous schoolteacher [[Wills Strathmore Stevens]] (after whom a Marigot school is named), and Dominica's current [[Prime Minister]], [[Roosevelt Skerrit]] (born in Vieille Case). ==Transportation== Some of Dominica's most excellent roads can be found in much of St. Andrew's road system. The parish also boasts Dominica's main [[Melville Hall Airport|airport]] (at [[Melville Hall Estate]]), which opened in 1961. It is not yet open to international traffic and night landing. In [[1982]], Anse du Mé was made a legal port; the [[government of Canada]] provided a floating [[jetty]] for the village. ==Industry== A Fisheries Complex at Marigot Bay began operation in mid-2004. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Parishes of Dominica}} [[Category:Parishes of Dominica]] {{Dominica-geo-stub}} [[de:Saint Andrew (Dominica)]] [[fr:Saint-Andrew (Dominique)]] [[kw:Saint Andrew, Dominika]] [[nl:Saint Andrew (Dominica)]] [[no:Saint Andrew Parish]] [[pl:Parafia św. Andrzeja na Dominice]] [[pt:Saint Andrew (Dominica)]] [[zh:圣安德鲁区 (多米尼克)]]