Dominica is divided into ten parishes. The largest parish by population in Dominica is Saint George which contains the capital city Roseau and has a total population of 21,241. The smallest parish by population is Saint Peter with 1,430 residents. The largest parish by land area is Saint Andrew which spans 179.9 km (69.5 sq mi), while Saint Luke is the smallest at 10.8 km (4.2 sq mi).
Parishes
| Name | Capital | Population (2011) |
Population (2001) |
Change | Land area | Population density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrew | Marigot | 9,471 | 10,250 | −7.60% | 179.9 km (69.5 sq mi) | 52.6/km |
| Saint David | Castle Bruce | 6,043 | 6,758 | −10.58% | 125.8 km (48.6 sq mi) | 48.0/km |
| Saint George | Roseau* | 21,241 | 19,863 | +6.94% | 56.2 km (21.7 sq mi) | 378.0/km |
| Saint John | Portsmouth | 6,561 | 5,322 | +23.28% | 59.1 km (22.8 sq mi) | 111.0/km |
| Saint Joseph | Saint Joseph | 5,637 | 5,770 | −2.31% | 118.4 km (45.7 sq mi) | 47.6/km |
| Saint Luke | Pointe Michel | 1,668 | 1,569 | +6.31% | 10.8 km (4.2 sq mi) | 154.4/km |
| Saint Mark | Soufrière | 1,834 | 1,909 | −3.93% | 13.5 km (5.2 sq mi) | 135.9/km |
| Saint Patrick | Berekua | 7,622 | 8,451 | −9.81% | 86.7 km (33.5 sq mi) | 87.9/km |
| Saint Paul | Pont Cassé | 9,786 | 8,435 | +16.02% | 66.4 km (25.6 sq mi) | 147.4/km |
| Saint Peter | Colihaut | 1,430 | 1,448 | −1.24% | 34.2 km (13.2 sq mi) | 41.8/km |
See also
- ISO 3166-2:DM
- List of Caribbean First-level Subdivisions by Total Area
- Commonwealth Local Government Forum-Americas
References
- ^ "2011 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Roseau: Central Statistical Office. September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ National Population Census Report 2001, Dominica (PDF). CARICOM Capacity Development Programme. ISBN 978-976-600-212-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-05.
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