Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica 2773911 223977788 2008-07-06T20:05:18Z 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>[[Saint Joseph, Dominica|Saint Joseph]]</td></tr> <TR valign=top><TD>Area:</td><td>[[1 E9 m²|120.1]] [[square kilometre|km&sup2;]] <TR valign=top><TD>Population ([[2001]] Census):</td><td>5,765 <TR valign=top><TD>Population Density:</td><td>48.0 / km² <TR valign=top><TD>[[ISO 3166-2:DM|ISO 3166-2]]:</td><td>DM-06 <tr><th colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#AEFHAD">'''Map'''</th></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align=center>[[Image:Dominica-Saint Joseph.png|center|Location of the parish (in red)]] <tr><td colspan="2" align=center>[[Image:Rainforest near Belle - Dominica.jpg|thumb|230px|center|Rainforest near Belles]] </td></tr></table> '''Saint Joseph''' is one of [[Dominica]]'s 10 administrative [[Parishes of Dominica|parishes]]. It is bordered by [[Saint Peter Parish, Dominica|St. Peter]] to the north, [[Saint Andrew Parish, Dominica|St. Andrew]] to the northeast, [[Saint David Parish, Dominica|St. David]] to the east, and St. Joseph to the south. It has an area of 120.1 km² (46.37 mi²), and a population of 5,765.<ref>[http://www.geohive.com/cntry/dominica.php Census statistics for Dominica] at GeoHive. Retrieved July 21, 2006.</ref> [[Saint Joseph, Dominica|Saint Joseph Village]] is the largest settlement in the parish; it was used as a filming location for [[1988 in film|1988]]'s ''[[The Seventh Sign]]''.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096073/locations Filming location data for ''The Seventh Sign''] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]. Retrieved July 21, 2006.</ref> Most villages are located on the coast ([[Salisbury, Dominica|Salisbury]] (also called [[Baroui]]), [[Coulibistri]], [[Mero, Dominica|Mero]] and [[Morne Raquette]]), but another small locale, [[Belles]], is located in the interior. The parish is also home to the [[Layou, Dominica|Layou]] area, whose [[Layou River|river]] burst its banks in 1997. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Parishes of Dominica}} [[Category:Parishes of Dominica]] {{Dominica-geo-stub}} [[de:Saint Joseph (Dominica)]] [[fr:Saint-Joseph (Dominique)]] [[kw:Saint Joseph, Dominika]] [[nl:Saint Joseph (Dominica)]] [[no:Saint Joseph Parish]] [[pl:Parafia św. Józefa na Dominice]] [[pt:Saint Joseph (Dominica)]]