Saint John Parish, Dominica 2773910 223977998 2008-07-06T20:06:32Z 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>[[Portsmouth, Dominica|Portsmouth]]</td></tr> <TR valign=top><TD>Area:</td><td>[[1 E9 m²|59.0]] [[square kilometre|km&sup2;]] <TR valign=top><TD>Population ([[2001]] Census):</td><td>5,897 <TR valign=top><TD>Population Density:</td><td>99.9 / km² <TR valign=top><TD>[[ISO 3166-2:DM|ISO 3166-2]]:</td><td>DM-05 <tr><th colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#AEFHAD">'''Map'''</th></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align=center>[[Image:Dominica-Saint John.png|center]] </td></tr></table> '''Saint John''' is one of [[Dominica]]'s 10 administrative [[Parishes of Dominica|parishes]]. It is bordered by [[Saint Andrew Parish, Dominica|St. Andrew]] to the east, and [[Saint Peter Parish, Dominica|St. Peter]] and the [[Espagnole River]] to the south. It has an area of 59 km² (22.78 mi²).<ref name="l&s">Figures provided by the Lands and Surveys Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Cork Street, Roseau, Dominica.</ref> 5,897 people live in the parish, half of which (2,977) live in the main settlement, [[Portsmouth, Dominica|Portsmouth]] (Dominica's second largest town, also called Grand Anse by locals).<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> [[Glanvilla]] and [[Lagoon, Dominica|Lagoon]] serve as the town's [[suburb]]s. Other settlements include: *[[Capucin]] *[[Clifton, Dominica|Clifton]] *[[Cottage, Dominica|Cottage]] *[[Toucari]] *[[Tanetane]] *[[Bornes]] The highest peak is [[Morne aux Diables]], with a height of 861 m (2827 ft). [[Image:Portsmouth (Dominica).jpg|thumb|280px|right|Prince Rupert Bay, near Portsmouth]] [[Image:Indian River (Dominica).jpg|thumb|280px|right|Indian River, near Portsmouth]] ==Education== St. John is home to Dominica's well-known branch of America's [[Ross University]], in [[Picard Estate]]. The island's [[Portsmouth Secondary School|first rural secondary school]] was opened in that parish in the 1960s. ==Notable names== Via Portsmouth, the parish is the birthplace of local historian [[Lennox Honychurch]], and former [[Prime Minister]] [[Rosie Douglas]]. ==Transportation== St. John shares some of Dominica's best roads with adjacent St. Andrew. In addition, the island's northernmost road, connecting Tanetane with [[Penville]], was opened in [[2004]]. Prince Rupert Bay, near Portsmouth, has been an often-used stop-over for [[yacht]]s and [[cruise ship]]s. ==Tourism== The best known tourist attractions in St. John's are the [[Indian River (Dominica)|Indian River]] and the [[Cabrits National Park]], which consists of the [[Cabrits]] [[Peninsula]] and [[Fort Shirley]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Parishes of Dominica}} [[Category:Parishes of Dominica]] {{Dominica-geo-stub}} [[de:Saint John (Dominica)]] [[fr:Saint-John (Dominique)]] [[kw:Saint John, Dominika]] [[nl:Saint John (Dominica)]] [[no:Saint John Parish]] [[pl:Parafia św. Jana na Dominice]] [[pt:Saint John (Dominica)]]