Saint Michael, Barbados 551655 225587821 2008-07-14T13:03:35Z Roisterer 61920 minor edits <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 Michael</td></tr> <TR valign=top><TD>Area:</td><td>39[[Square kilometre|km²]] (15 sq. mi.) <TR valign=top><TD>Largest City:</td><td>[[Bridgetown]] <TR valign=top><TD>Population ([[1990]] est.):</td><td>89,840 inhab. <TR valign=top><TD>Population Density:</td><td>2303.569 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>11 <tr><th colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#AEFHAD">'''Map'''</th></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align=center>[[Image:Barbados-Saint Michael.png|right|Map of Barbados showing the Saint Michael parish]]</td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#AEFHAD">[[Parishes of Barbados]]</th></tr></table> The [[parishes of Barbados|parish]] of '''Saint Michael''' is home to [[Bridgetown]], the capital of [[Barbados]]. So-named for the bridges over the Careenage, Bridgetown is the center of commercial activity in Barbados, as well as a central hub for the public transport network. Also found in St. Michael are: the local Psychiatric Hospital, commonly called Jenkins; Barbados' primary health care facility, [[The Queen Elizabeth Hospital]]; several schools, including the prestigious [[Harrison College]], [[Combermere School]] and [[The St. Michael School]], and various government offices such as the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Industry and International Business. St. Michael also houses the international seaport of Barbados - the [[Deep Water Harbour]]. A large percentage of the tourism traffic the island experiences arrives on cruise ships from various lines such as [[Royal Caribbean]] and [[Cunard Line|Cunard]]. The harbour features several sugar towers for loading locally produced sugar into transport ships, and a tower for loading flour for transport. ==Parishes bordering Saint Michael== *[[Christ Church, Barbados|Christ Church]] - ''South'' *[[Saint George, Barbados|Saint George]] - ''East'' *[[Saint James, Barbados|Saint James]] - ''Northwest'' *[[Saint Thomas, Barbados|Saint Thomas]] - ''Northeast'' ==Notables people from Saint Michael== *[[Frank Collymore]], author *[[Dru Onyx]] (born '''Rodney Lloyd Anthony Kellman'''), wrestler *[[Patricia Symmonds]], politician *[[Rihanna]] (born '''Robyn Rihanna Fenty'''), [[popstar]] *[[Obadele Thompson]], athlete *Several [[cricket|cricketers]], including: Sir [[Everton Weekes]], [[Dwayne Smith]], [[Nolan Clarke]], [[Leslie Walcott]], [[Lionel Birkett]], [[Robin Bynoe]], [[David Holford]], [[Cammie Smith]] ==External links== *[http://www.saintmichaelsbarbados.com/ The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael and All Angels] Parish church for Saint Michael {{Parishes of Barbados}} {{coor title dm|13|07|N|59|36|W|region:BB_type:adm1st_source:GNS-enwiki}} [[Category:Parishes of Barbados]] [[Category:Rihanna]] [[Category:Saint Michael, Barbados|*]] [[cs:Saint Michael (Barbados)]] [[de:Saint Michael (Barbados)]] [[es:Parroquia de Saint Michael (Barbados)]] [[fr:Saint-Michael (Barbade)]] [[id:Saint Michael, Barbados]] [[it:Saint Michael (Barbados)]] [[kw:Saint Michael, Barbados]] [[nl:Saint Michael (Barbados)]] [[no:Saint Michael, Barbados]] [[pl:Saint Michael (parafia)]] [[pt:Saint Michael]] [[sv:St. Michael, Barbados]] [[zh:聖邁克爾區 (巴巴多斯)]]